Broadband spreads across globe

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http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2102304,00.html

Some interesting trends and comparative growth areas mentioned.

FTA:

The figures, however, show just has large the gap is between the digital haves and have nots. Many Sub-Saharan African states do not register in the figures at all: only South Africa, Sudan, Senegal and Gabon make it onto the list, with household broadband penetration running from 1.79% in South Africa - with 215,000 users at the end of March - to just 0.05% in Sudan - with a mere 3,000. North African states fare slightly better with Morocco scoring 6.78% penetration with 418,000 users and Egypt at 1.55% or 240,000.