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Broadband net connections have grown by 500% in a year in France.

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  • 18-01-2002 3:34pm
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    Scruff
    Registered Users Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭


    Very interesting article on the BBC News website.

    BBC News article
    Internet activity increased by 26% in the last three months of 2001.
    Its cheapest high-speed connection costs 45 euros (english£27.50), a month, with either a 12 euro (english£7.30) monthly charge for the required modem or a one-off 119 euro (english£72) payment to purchase it.
    Its first ADSL lines went on sale just over two years ago. By the end of 2000 it had 60,000 subscribers.

    At the end of last year, it was selling 15,000 lines a week. A 30% drop in price since last summer is the main reason for the rush.

    Its DIY starter pack, which lets customers hook themselves up, costs 150 euros (£92).

    €ircom take note. ye thiefing B^$t^rd$!
    :mad:


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