France vs United Kingdom: Fixed broadband subscriptions
Fixed broadband subscriptions over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
France currently reports 32.56 million against 29.15 million in United Kingdom, a difference of 3.41 million.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.
Globally, France ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 206 countries.
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About this data
Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.