Internet Penetration and Broadband Access in France

The telecommunications market in France was deregulated in 2004 and the numbers have grown exponentially since then. In March 2007, 56.5 percent of the total population had access to the internet. This has been estimated to have grown to 61.4 percent by March 2008.

BROADBAND GROWTH PROJECTIONS (as percent of total households)

2007 : 52.4%
2008 : 58.2%
2009 : 62.7%
2010 : 65.9%
2011 : 68.6%
2012 : 71.0%