Slow, and Cheap - That's Australia's Broadband Situation
An article in today's Australian references a report by the World Bank that shows Australia is lagging behind other developed nations in terms of broadband speed.
Official figures cited in the report showed that per head of population, Australia's broadband internet speed was just over 1Mbps.
The figure was down significantly compared with Britain (13 Mbps), France (8.4 Mbps), Germany (6.85 Mbps) Canada (6.8 Mbps) and the United States (3.3 Mbps), but was similar to Japan.
But internet costs were relatively cheap, costing just under $25 a month in Australia, compared with Japan ($29), Britain ($33), the US ($20.50) and Canada ($17).
It goes on.....
The study contradicts recent government statements about the popularity of high-speed internet connections.
Although the government is claiming close to three million broadband subscriptions, the report said Australia had only 77 broadband connections for every 1000 people.
This was lower than Canada (165), Japan (146), United States (129), France (109) and Britain (103), but close to Germany's 84 connections per 1000 people.
Looks like someone's telling porkies
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