Swindon top UK broadband town

Swindon is the UK's best connected town - at least in terms of broadband.

More than 65 per cent of households in the Wiltshire town had a broadband connection at the end of 2006, compared to just under 60 per cent six months before that, according to research from Point Topic.

However, Swindon has competition - Milton Keynes isn't far behind with 63.7 per cent broadband penetration, a massive leap from June 2006 when less than 50 per cent of households in the Buckinghamshire town had broadband.

“The introduction of ‘free’ broadband offers, increasing uptake of bundled services and migration from dial-up to broadband have all contributed to the rise of Milton Keynes,” said Dr Katja Mueller, research director at Point Topic.

“The town has a high proportion of families with children, one of the fastest growing broadband demographics,” said Dr Mueller.

The average town in the UK has 46 per cent of households connected to broadband.

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