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The Internet survey (discontinued in Statistics Norway), 2008

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Broadband subscriptions with fixed access only

Corrected figures show continued growth in broadband subscriptions with fixed access only. Two out of three Norwegian households have such Internet access.

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

Private market. Broadband subscriptions (transmission capacity larger than 128 kbit/s) as a percentage of households. 3rd quarter 2008. Municipalities

The number of broadband subscriptions with fixed access on the Norwegian mainland was 1 558 000 at the end of the 3rd quarter of 2008; an increase of 12 per cent in the last twelve months. At the end of the 3rd quarter, Norway had 1 412 000 fixed private broadband subscriptions and 147 000 business subscriptions. From this quarter onwards, the mobile broadband access will be removed from the figures. The statistics from the 3r d quarter of 2006 have been corrected to cover fixed access only.

Continued growth in fixed household broadband subscriptions in the whole country

The broadband penetration rate in private households is now 67.1 per cent. The figure for private broadband subscriptions per 100 households varies between 74 per cent in the county of Akershus and 55 per cent in the county of Finnmark.

Most private high capacity access

Twelve per cent of private broadband subscriptions have a download capacity higher than 8 Mbit/s. Only 4 per cent of business broadband subscriptions have such a high speed capacity. The number of low speed broadband subscriptions less than 512 kbit/s is less than 1 per cent in the private market and 7 per cent in the business market.

Private broadband subscriptions 3rd quarter 2008 by centrality of the municipality
Centrality1 Broadband subscriptions Broadband subscriptions
in per cent of households
Remote municipalities  112 878 57
Fairly remote municipalities 78 755 63
Fairly central municipalities  230 175 64
Central municipalities  989 488 69
1  1 Centrality 2008, Municipalities 2008.

The most central municipalities have the highest number of broadband subscriptions relative to the number of households. While the number of broadband subscriptions relative to the number of households is 69 per cent, the corresponding figure for less central municipalities is 57 per cent.

Only six municipalities have fewer than 35 private broadband subscriptions per 100 households. This number has increased from three as a consequence of dropping the mobile broadband access from the figures. The mobile broadband access was highest in the two counties with the lowest broadband coverage but the measured differences between counties were rather insignificant.

Municipalities with highest number of private broadband subscriptions in per cent of households, 3rd quarter 2008
Municipalities Broadband subscriptions
in per cent of households
$Average for all municipalities 67.1
0941 Bykle 93.8
1252 Modalen 90.8
1121 Time 86.7
1151 Utsira 86.7
0219 Bærum 86.2
0544 øystre Slidre 84.0
1046 Sirdal 82.5
0215 Frogn 81.4
1601 Trondheim 81.1
0213 Ski 80.7
0217 Oppegård 80.5
1018 Søgne 79.3
0228 Rælingen 78.4
1563 Sunndal 78.3
1221 Stord 77.9
1122 Gjesdal 77.7
0926 Lillesand 77.1
1244 Austevoll 76.8
1804 Bodø 76.8
1502 Molde 76.6
1130 Strand 76.5
0211 Vestby 76.4
1246 Fjell 76.0

The mobile broadband access was removed because this part of the statistics has not been complete and because these subscriptions cannot be distributed geographically and by download capacity in the same way as the fixed access subscriptions. The Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority also compiles statistics on these mobile subscriptions but without information about the geographical location or download capacity.

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 major consequences for the figures per household for some municipalities.

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 provides more information about households with at least one member under the age of 75 with Internet access.

For more information, see About the statistics.

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