Above 50% EU25 households enjoy internet access in Q1 2006
10 Nov '06
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In the EU25, 52 percent of households had access to the internet during the first quarter of 2006, compared to 48 percent during the first quarter of 2005, and 32 percent had a broadband connection, compared to 23 percent in 2005.
At the beginning of 2006, 94 percent of enterprises with at least 10 persons employed had access to the internet (91 percent at the beginning of 2005), and 75 percent of enterprises had a broadband connection (63 percent in 2005).
In the first quarter of 2006, 47 percent of individuals1 in the EU25 used the internet regularly, i.e. at least once a week, whether at home or at any other location.
This data comes from Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. This release presents part of the results of surveys on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) by households, individuals and enterprises in the EU25 Member States, Norway and Iceland.
As well as internet use, the surveys also cover broadband connections, e-commerce, e-government and e-skills.
Household internet access ranged from 23 percent in Greece to 80 percent in the Netherlands.In the first quarter of 2006, the highest proportions of households with internet access were recorded in the Netherlands (80 percent), Denmark (79 percent), Sweden (77 percent) and Luxembourg (70 percent).
The lowest levels were registered in Greece (23 percent), Slovakia (27 percent), Hungary (32 percent), Lithuania and Portugal (both 35 percent).
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