[kictanet] UN Broadband Commission: Global Broadband Growth in Decline, 4 Billion Still Offline

[Gideon]

New figures in the report confirm that 3.2 billion people are now
connected, up from 2.9 billion last year and equating to 43% of the global
population. But while access to the Internet is approaching saturation
levels in the developed world, the Net is only accessible to 35% of people
in developing countries. The situation in the 48 UN-designated Least
Developed Countries is particularly critical, with over 90% of people
without any kind of Internet connectivity.

Released today just ahead of the forthcoming SDG Summit in New York and the
parallel meeting of the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development on
September 26, the report reveals that 57% of the world's people remain
offline and unable to take advantage of the enormous economic and social
benefits the Internet can offer.

http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150921_un_broadband_commission_global_broadband_growth_in_decline/

Regards
Gideon Rop
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