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Less new broadband users could exagerate 'broadband divide'
Posted by: eusty on Tuesday, November 06, 2007 - 02:20 PM
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TopicPoint claim that a drop in the numbers of people signing up for broadband
in the UK is putting the country's economic and social progress in jeopardy.
According to their estimates 470,000 households signed up to broadband between
July and September this year, which compares with 510,000 between April and
June. This could further exaggerate the 'digital divide' in the UK and have
significant economic and social consequences fro those involved.
"The reason for the sudden drop is largely the shrinking size of the
remaining pool of dial-up users,"
"We believe this sends a danger signal for broadband Britain. With
almost 40 per cent of British households on the wrong side of the
digital divide the social and economic progress of the UK will be
stalled unless the great majority of these homes can be brought on to
the internet," |
| Tim Johnson chief analyst at Point Topic |
With a total of just under 15 million broadband users in the UK it's
not surprising that the UK market has nearly reached saturation point.
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