The take up of broadband services is at 1.3 million, according to the latest Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Snapshot of Broadband Deployment issued today.
"The report shows that as at the end of September 2004, there were 1,310,300 broadband services connected across Australia", ACCC Chairman, Mr Graeme Samuel, said.
"699,500 services were connected over the past 12 months", he said. "This represents an increase of 114.5 per cent on the September 2003 figure of 610,800".
Current and previous ACCC Broadband Snapshot reports will be available on the ACCC website, www.accc.gov.au.
Media inquiries
Ms Lin Enright, Director, Media Unit, (02) 6243 1108or 0414 613 520
Mr Graeme Samuel, Chairman, 0408 335 555
Mr Michael Cosgrave, Group General Manager, Communications Group, (03) 9290 1914or 0416 043 160
General inquiries
Infocentre 1300 302 502
Release # MR 296/04
Issued: 22nd December 2004
Background
The report details the deployment of broadband services throughout Australia as at 30 September 2004 and is based on data provided by major carriers of broadband services. The report includes aggregated data in relation to the availability of broadband services and gives estimated numbers of services in operation in respect of cable, satellite, ADSL, other DSL and miscellaneous offerings.
Main findings:
as at September 2004 total broadband take-up was 1,310,300 - Broadband take-up increased by 262,500 in Q3 2004 – the largest quarterly increase since the inception of the survey - The take-up of DSL services increased by 211,200
broadband take-up has increased by 699,500, or 114.5 per cent, from the September 2003 figure of 610,800
on a quarterly basis, broadband growth remained steady at 25.1 per cent in Q3 2004 (26.3 per cent growth was recorded in Q2 2004)
broadband growth was higher than for the same quarter last year (18.2 per cent growth was recorded in Q2 2003)
