European Union residents receive an average of 74...
European Union residents receive an average of 74 percent of the advertised broadband speed they subscribe to, compared to 97 percent for U.S. residents, said Broadband for America (BfA) in a news release Tuesday (http://bit.ly/14oG3F0). A report by the European…
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Commission found fiber connections provide 91.4 percent, cable 84.4 percent and asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) 63.3 percent of advertised broadband speeds for European residents (CD June 27 p19). In the U.S., cable Internet connections provided an average of 99 percent of advertised speeds, while fiber and satellite services exceed their stated offerings with 115 percent and 137 percent, said BfA. In Europe, broadband services are advertised as offering up to a certain speed, which means the speed received will be lower than the speed advertised by ISPs, said BfA.