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Colombia tops 8 mln fixed broadband lines in Q1

Friday 23 July 2021 | 11:30 CET | News
Colombia passed the milestone of 8 million fixed broadband lines at the end of March 2021, up over 273,000 in the first quarter alone, according to a report from the country's ICT ministry Mintic. Over a fifth of the new accesses were due to the government's 'Connected Homes' initiative, designed to offer internet for less than USD 4 a month to one million vulnerable families. Average fixed broadband speeds also rose, by 5.4 Mbps year on year, to 39.4 Mbps in Q1 2021.

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