Brazil broadband lines grow 19.2 percent in 2010

Brazil finished 2010 with 15.5 million broadband Internet connections, an increase of 19.2 percent over 2009, according to the annual report of the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel).

In 2010, speeds above 2 Mbps represented 19 percent of access lines in service. The number of companies providing broadband access services increased 38.6 percent year-on-year, reaching 2,500. Anatel also found that at the end of 2010, Brazil had 9.8 million pay-TV subscribers, up 30.7 percent over 2009, the highest growth recorded in the sector since 1998 when monitoring started.