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Australian broadband statistics slammed

Australian broadband statistics slammedb

The federal government has been actively discrediting the latest rankings of OECD countries for broadband speeds. A telecommunications analyst company, Market Clarity, has provided their own assessment of Australia's position in the broadband subscriber statistics.

The OECD report had Australia ranked 16th for total broadband subscribers, with Market Clarity ranking Australia 11th for total broadband subscribers, ninth if only broadband over 256kbps is measured and sixth if new statistical banding is adopted

The OECD rankings were assessed by counting the number of Internet connections faster than 64 Kbps. Senator Coonan responseded “Australia does not consider Internet speeds slower than 256Kbps as broadband... (and) unlike many other countries Australia does not submit these slower Internet connections to the OECD".

The OECD responded by dismissing the report outright, stating that “The recent report by the consultancy firm Market Clarity, focusing on one of the indicators we publish, does not fall into the category of informed criticism and has serious methodological and factual error” .

In the OECD's report the breakdown of broadband technologies in December 2006 was: DSL, 62%; cable modem, 29%; FTTH/FTTB, 7%; other (satellite, fixed wireless, powerline communication), 2%.


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