| More than half of Europe's internet surfers now
have a high-speed broadband connection at home.
According to a new report by market research group,
Nielsen/NetRatings, this
has helped to push the number of Web users in Europe through the 100 million
mark, a survey found on Thursday.
By October of 2004, 54.5 million Europeans surfed the web over a broadband
connection, a 60 percent increase from 34.1 million 12 months earlier, the
market research group noted.
The largest increases were in Italy at 120 percent and in the UK where the
base of broadband surfers nearly doubled.
Consumers benefited from lower prices and more offerings for fast and
always-on Internet subscriptions. |
