LITHUANIA LEADING IN BROADBAND AND DIGITAL TV
The 15th Progress Report on the Single European Electronic Communications Market – 2009 prepared by the European Commission places Lithuania among EU’s leading countries in terms of the development of broadband infrastructure, mobile communications as well as digital television.
Lithuania is ranked 3rd leading among EU-27 in the development of fibre and wireless broadband connections, outpacing Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Germany. In 2009 up to 64% of broadband lines in Lithuania were provided using a non-DSL technology in January 2010, largely above the EU average of 21%. And with the completion of the publicly funded rural fibre network project (called RAIN), access to broadband will be available to 98% of the Lithuanian population.
Digital terrestrial television (DTTV) network covers 92% of the territory of Lithuania, and it is in service for 95% of the population. In terms of the development of the DTTV network, Lithuania stands in one line with France, the UK and Slovakia.
