Reflecting continued strong growth for DSL in Europe, France Telecom's Wanadoo division added 382,000 new broadband customers in Q4 2003 (including 131,000 in December), giving it a total of nearly 2.5 million broadband customers. The broadband net additions were 368,000 new ADSL service and 14,000 for cable modem Internet access. Broadband subscribers represented 26.8% of the Wanadoo customer base at year end, up from 23.3% 30-Sept-2003. Including narrowband, Wanadoo had 9.153 million Internet customers in Europe.
Wanadoo's regional breakdown, as of 31-Dec-2003, was as follows.
- France: 1.816 million broadband customers, including 1.738 million ADSL customers. This represents an increase of 252,000 customers in Q4
- UK: 158,000 broadband customers, up by 35,000 in Q4
- Spain: 190,000 broadband customers, up by 42,000 in Q4
- The Netherlands: 289,000 broadband customers, up by 54,000 in Q4
