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Two out of three have broadband access
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The Internet survey (discontinued in Statistics Norway), 2008

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Two out of three have broadband access

Close to 65 per cent of Norwegian households have broadband access. The number of high-speed broadband subscriptions in private households is 10 per cent - compared to only 2 per cent of business broadband subscriptions.

The number of broadband subscriptions was 1 515 000 at the end of the first quarter of 2008, an increase of 191 000 in the last twelve months.

Private market. Broadband subscriptions (transmission capacity larger than 128 kbit/s) as a percentage of households. 1st quarter 2087. Municipalities

Broadband subscriptions by market. 3rd quarter 2002 - 1st quarter 2008

At the end of the fourth quarter, Norway had 1 364 000 private broadband subscriptions, an increase of 15 per cent compared with the first quarter of 2007. In the same period, the number of business broadband subscriptions increased by 13 per cent to 151 000. This is the smallest increase to date both on an annual and quarterly basis.

The broadband penetration rate in private households is now 64.8 per cent. The number of private broadband subscriptions per 100 households varies between 71 per cent in the county of Akershus, and 56 per cent in the county of Finnmark.

In total, 10 per cent of private broadband subscriptions have a download capacity higher than 8 Mbit/s. Only 2 per cent of business broadband subscriptions have this capacity. The number of broadband subscriptions with a download capacity lower than 512 kbit/s is only 1 per cent in the private market and 7 per cent in the business market.

Private broadband subscriptions 1st quarter 2008, by centrality of the municipality
Centrality1 Broadband subscriptions      Broadband subscriptions
in per cent of households
Remote municipalities  143 512 56
Fairly remote municipalities      86 774 60
Fairly central municipalities  317 958 63
Central municipalities  808 464 68
1  Standard Classification of Municipalities, 1994 (NOS C 192).
Private broadband subscriptions 1st quarter 2008, by centrality of the municipality
Centrality1 Broadband subscriptions      Broadband subscriptions
in per cent of households
Remote municipalities  109 506 56
Fairly remote municipalities      76 664 61
Fairly central municipalities  223 568 62
Central municipalities  953 900 67
1  Centrality 2008, Municipalities 2008.

The most central municipalities have the highest number of broadband subscriptions relative to the number of households (67 per cent), while this figure is 56 per cent in less central municipalities.

Only six municipalities have fewer than 35 private broadband subscriptions per 100 households. This is a decrease from 13 municipalities in the previous quarter.

A few small, but locally important Internet service providers, mostly cable-TV providers, are still not included in the survey. Efforts have been made to include these providers. Some small errors related to the distribution of subscribers between municipalities may occur. This may have strong effects on the figures per household for some municipalities.

Municipalities with highest number of private broadband subscriptions in per cent of households. 1st quarter 2008
Municipalities Broadband subscriptions
in per cent of households
Average for all municipalities      64.8
0941 Bykle 93.3
1252 Modalen 91.5
1121 Time 88.1
0544 øystre Slidre 83.4
0219 Bærum 80.6
1563 Sunndal 77.5
1221 Stord 76.8
1804 Bodø 76.5
1122 Gjesdal 75.3
0228 Rælingen 75.2
0233 Nittedal 75.1
1601 Trondheim 75.1
0213 Ski 74.8
1130 Strand 74.4
1127 Randaberg 74.0
0706 Sandefjord 73.3
1103 Stavanger 73.2
0217 Oppegård 73.1
1502 Molde 73.1
1924 Målselv 72.8
0935 Iveland 72.3
1222 Fitjar 72.1

Individuals and businesses may have several Internet subscriptions and several individuals may use the same subscription. The number of subscriptions is therefore not equivalent to the number of households/businesses with Internet access. A household can for instance get Internet access through an employer, educational institution or by sharing access with other households. The survey ICT in households contains more information about households with at least one member under the age of 75 with Internet access.

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