Poland last in EU broadband access ranking
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Poland came last in a ranking of fixed broadband internet connections in the EU. With just 7.15 million people having access,18.9 percent of the country was connected to broadband internet. Poland was once again overtaken by Romania and Bulgaria with 21 and 22.6 percent of coverage respectively.
The Netherlands (43.4 percent), Denmark (42.7) and France (40.5) lead the ranking, while the EU average stands at 32.2 percent.
Based on the European Commission's data, the dominant access technology in the EU was xDSL, with a 68-percent share in the number of lines. HFC provided by cable operators took a 19 percent share, and FTTH/B made up 10 percent of connections. The other technologies accounted for 3 percent of fixed broadband access.
