80% Broadband Penetration in Western Europe

Almost 80 percent of homes in the EU-7 (France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and UK) buy broadband access services in 2013, Forrester Research says. 

U.S. broadband penetration is about 83 percent, according to a new report by the Center for the Digital Future. 

The main issue now is how long it will take for Internet penetration, virtually synonymous with broadband access, to reach comparable levels everywhere on the planet. It will.