The benefits of broadband

Douglas West

Describes the accelerating spread of broadband and the advantages it will bring to consumers and businesses.

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McKinsey Quarterly: The benefits of broadband

Scott Beardsley, Andrew Doman, and Edin Pr

Douglas West University of Westminster

The disappearance of so many broadband providers after the dotcom boom has masked the striking growth of broadband throughout the world over the past few years. By mid2002, well over 300 million households could be reached by operational networks in the world's top 20 economies and more than 40 million households and businesses subscribed to broadband, with more than 100 million people in the world having access to it.

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