More OECD Broadband Stats

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The OECD is broadening their international broadband stats starting this month. They are debuting a broadband portal that will include: broadband prices; advertised broadband speeds; household broadband usage, the number of households with a home computer; and the number of businesses with broadband connections and company Web sites.

I have really just glossed over the stats that they have published and it’s very detailed –such as: “Fastest advertised connection offered by surveyed fibre operators (Oct 2007)”.

I think the expanded information will help to provide a more complete picture of what is available in different places. I don’t know that it will have an impact on the general standings – but it should help back up what we already can see – the US is slipping behind international counterparts when it comes to broadband availability.

You can read more about it in Government Technology.

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Librarian who follows rural broadband in MN and good uses of new technology (blandinonbroadband.org), hosts a radio show on MN music (mostlyminnesota.com), supports people experiencing homelessness in Minnesota (elimstrongtowershelters.org) and helps with social justice issues through Women’s March MN.

7 thoughts on “More OECD Broadband Stats”

  1. With googles announcement this week it has opened the door for them to enter the wireless industry.There new mobile phone platform was pushed into play as a means for them to have a product they can use with other firms in order to expand there services .WIth the wimax industry gaining ground this is not coincidence as this technology will increase the quality of mobile communications.
    http://www.wimax.com/commentary/blog/blog-2007/android-and-the-open-handset-alliance

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  3. http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c73821

    your very welcome this research firm is from dublin and they do a very good job.As for google they are a power house and no one will stop them so we may as well enjoy the products they bring us .Remember the affect microsoft had on the price on personal computers,well google has the power to have that affect on communications .We either go with it or we dont.

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