Access
Data compiled by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows Iceland with:
- 83.2% of households having broadband Internet access in 2009 (2nd out of 34)
- 99.5% of businesses using the Internet in 2009-2010 (2nd out of 31)
- 91.5% of the broadband access being DSL in 2010
- 8% of broadband connections using optical fiber in 2010
The Global Information Technology Report 2010–2011 by the World Economic Forum ranked Iceland:
- 1st out of 138 in terms of Internet users (93.5% of the population used the Internet in 2009)
- 1st out of 138 in the use of virtual social networks (a score of 6.8 in 2009-2010, where 1 is not at all and 7 is widely)
- 1st out of 138 in terms of Internet access in schools (a score of 6.76 in 2009-2010, where 1 is very limited and 7 is extensive)
- 1st out of 138 in accessibility of digital content (a score of 6.62 in 2009-2010, where 1 is not accessible at all and 7 is widely accessible)
- 1st out of 137 in the number of secure Internet servers (1,711.3 servers per million population in 2009)
- 4th out of 138 in the extent of business Internet use (a score of 6.58 in 2009-2010, where 1 is not at all and 7 is extensively)
- 5th out of 138 in terms of international Internet bandwidth (626.8 Mbit/s per 10,000 population in 2009)
- 12th out of 138 in terms of laws related to information and communication technology (a score of 5.46 in 2009-2010, where 1 is nonexistent and 7 is well developed)
- 25th out of 138 in terms of intellectual property protection (a score of 5.09 in 2009-2010, where 1 is very weak and 7 is very strong)
- 35th out of 107 in the use of unlicensed software (an estimated 49% of software was unlicensed in 2009)
- 45th out of 138 in terms of freedom of the press (a score of 5.76 in 2009-2010, where 1is totally restricted and 7 is completely free)
In 2007, Seltjarnarnes became the world's first town where every citizen had access to fiber optics.
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