The number of users connecting to the internet via broadband has overtaken dial-up subscriptions for the fist time, according to figures released by BT.

New figures from BT Group, reveal that, including cable connections, there are now more than 7.4 million broadband customers, surpassing for the first time the number of  dial-up connections in the country.
This includes the 1.7 million using BT's own service, a further 3.7 million connected across it's network by rival ISP's, and  2 million cable customers from NTL and Telewest.

Broadband has certainly come a long way since it's introduction into the UK three years ago, with as many people being able to connect to a broadband connection (99.6%) which is equivalent to the proportion with running water!