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Large increase in broadband subscriptions
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2004-11-12T10:00:00.000Z
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The Internet survey (discontinued in Statistics Norway), 2003

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Large increase in broadband subscriptions

By the end of 2003 the number of broadband subscriptions in Norway roughly amounted to 347 000 - an increase of almost 123 per cent since the end of 2002.

About 312 000 of these subscriptions are private ones, which represent a 123 per cent increase in 2003. The number of business Internet subscriptions was almost doubled.

The private market. Subscriptions with broadband (transmission capacity larger than 384 kbit/s) in per cent of households. 4th quarter of 2003. Municipalities

Broadband most common in central municipalities

In order to see the correlation between the centrality of the municipalities and the number of broadband subscriptions, it can be useful to classify the municipalities by Statistics Norway's Standard Classification of Municipalities. Clearly, the most central municipalities have most broadband subscriptions relative to the households. The largest percentage increase in 2003 is recorded in the remote municipalities.

Private broadband subscriptions 4th quarter of 2003,
by centrality of the municipalities
Centrality1 Broadband
subscriptions 		Broadband subscriptions
in per cent of households 		Per cent increase
in broadband subscriptions
since 4th quarter 2002
Remote municipalities 11 889 4.6  294
Fairly remote municipalities 11 246 8.0  162
Fairly central municipalities 63 131 12.8  127
Central municipalities  225 073 20.7  116
1  Standard Classification of Municipalities, 1994 (NOS C 192).

While 259 of 434 municipalities had few or no broadband subscriptions by the end of the fourth quarter 2002, this figure had decreased to 164 municipalities by the end of the corresponding quarter of 2003. 120 of the 164 municipalities with few or no broadband subscriptions are classified as remote municipalities.

Municipalities with most private broadband
subscriptions by the end of 4th quarter of 2003
in per cent of households. Only commercial
Internet Service Providers are included.
Municipalities Broadband subscriptions
in per cent of households
Average for all muicipalities 15.7
     
1124 Sola 30.3  
1411 Gulen 29.6  
0219 Bærum 28.7  
0301 Oslo 27.6  
1103 Stavanger 27.4  
1601 Trondheim 26.2  
0217 Oppegård 25.9  
1871 Andøy 24.0  
0220 Asker 23.5  
1201 Bergen 23.1  
1127 Randaberg 22.8  
1106 Haugesund 22.6  
0213 Ski 22.5  
1102 Sandnes 22.2  
0215 Frogn 22.1  
1804 Bodø 22.1  
0216 Nesodden 21.5  
0230 Lørenskog 21.5  
0231 Skedsmo 21.4  
0229 Enebakk 21.2  

Both private persons and businesses can have several Internet subscriptions and it is similarly possible for several private persons to use the same subscription. The number of subscriptions is therefore not the same as the number of households/businesses with Internet access. A household can for instance get Internet access through employer, educational institutions or by sharing access with other households. Number of households with Internet access is published in the survey " ICT in the households ".

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