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Netherlands a world leader in broadband

Tuesday 29 September 2009

Four out of five Dutch households had a broadband internet connection in 2008, and that figure is set to rise to 88% by 2013, according to new research from IT consultancy group Gartner.

Only South Korea has more high-speed internet. There 86% of households had a broadband connection last year, Gartner said.

Denmark, Hong Kong and Canada complete the top five.

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Just to get it takes +/- 1 month. Give me global statistics where else you've to wait to www connection in established location for so long!?

By jojo | September 29, 2009 3:05 PM


With Ziggo I got the connection in a couple of weeks.

By max | September 30, 2009 10:36 AM


If waiting 1 month was the only problem that could still be swallowed. Try UPC taking 2 months to connect my fiberpower and then connecting it wrong so I get under 30mbps when I am paying for 90. I got better quality broadband in Africa, even if it did cost an arm and leg.

By Juan | September 30, 2009 10:55 AM


I set up my phone, Tv & internet weeks before I moved to The Netherlands and then once I got here they messed my order up. They told me it would be another 6 weeks to get it hooked up. Thats 13 weeks so far, then when the installer showed up to install tele2 I was informed that the pkg that I ordered was not what I will get in all reality. I was then informed by him that maybe I should wait on Tele2 install and look at Ziggo. I did that and I found out that he was 100% correct. I called Ziggo and they told me 2 weeks before they can come out and install. WTF Holland??? Like worse then a 3 world country. But I have lived in a few 3 rd world countries and I got my all in pkg installed in no more then 3 days!!! I will say that after Ziggo installed there service I have to say I am impressed with what I got. The speed they said I would get is just about dead on.. There service is crap but in Holland I am finding out that the service all over here is crap. Welcome back after 20 yrs out of country...

By DR | September 30, 2009 11:48 AM


That nice, but when the provider will purpose the tripleplay like in France, with the unlimit free house phone call in europe for example?

By jarod | September 30, 2009 12:15 PM


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