UK Broadband Continues at 40,000 Sign-Ups per Week

The number of UK households and small businesses with broadband connections has passed the 3 million milestone, according to Oftel, the official telecom regulator -- double the number from this time last year.


Broadband adoption rates are now running at record levels and ahead of previous predictions, with more than 40,000 households and businesses a week installing a broadband connection. Approximately one in five of all UK homes with Internet access now have a broadband connection.


ADSL connections continue to exceed cable modem connections by a factor of 3 to 1. There are more than 100 ISPs offering ADSL. Around 80% of the UK has access to broadband via DSL and around 45% via cable modem.


Total ADSL connections: 1,674,000

Total Cable modem connections: 1,331,000 (ntl represents 931,000 and Telewest represents 400,000)http://www.ofcom.org.uk