By Andy McCue, 18 June 2003 14:43
NEWS A huge surge in the adoption of broadband led to a five per cent rise in the number of UK connections to the internet over the last year, according to the latest government statistics. The index was compiled by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and measures the number of subscriptions to internet service providers (ISPs). Permanent high-speed broadband connections grew by 203.2 per cent between April 2002 and April 2003, while dial-up connections dropped by 5.6 per cent over the year. The ONS attributed the increase in market share to the fall in the price of broadband technology and continuing publicity for broadband services. This was also reflected in the type of subscriptions taken out, with always-on packages rising to 15 per cent of the market. Billed or free access fell by 10 per cent to 41 per cent, while unmetered access remained almost unchanged at 36 per cent. The ONS admitted difficulty in collecting the data for the survey and said it is looking at revising the index and distinguishing between business and non-business connections to the internet.
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