The European Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding said today that all people in the European Union should have broadband access."High-speed Internet is the passport to the Information Society and an essential condition for economic growth. This is why it is this Commission’s policy to make broadband Internet for all Europeans happen by 2010", said EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding.
250 Million Europeans Are Online
More than half of Europeans are now regular Internet users, 80 percent of them have broadband connections and 60 percent of public services are online according to a new report from the European Commission.In 2007, the Internet attracted close to 40 million new regular users in the EU (now 250 million in total). More than 96 percent of European schools are now connected to the Internet, two thirds of which have broadband.
Young Europeans Love Their Text Messaging
E-marketer delivered a Forester study today that showed that 92% of young mobile users in certain European countries report sending SMS text messages on their phone.
Europeans Choose The Internet Over TV
More than half (57%) of Europeans now regularly go online each week according to the European Interactive Advertising Association.
Europeans Go Online 24 Hours Per Month
An average of 122 million Europeans age 15 or older were online in April compared to 114 million in the U.S. according to comScore World Metrix study.
“Europeans Go Online 24 Hours Per Month”
Europeans Want Their Online TV
Europeans like their TV viewing as much as Americans and nearly half are watching television on the Internet, according to a study from Motorola. The days of waiting until primetime to watch favorite shows are going by the wayside as users are taking control of their viewing.
Europeans Buying More Online
Europeans are spending more time online and many are shopping online as well. Since they are spending more time online they are also purchasing more items.
Sony Tries To Stop Europeans From Getting Their PSPs
Sony does not want Europeans to get their hands on the PSP before it is launched this September. In an effort to prevent just this, Sony is suing online gaming retailer Lik-Sang for selling Japanese PSPs to people in Europe.