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> Caixa on 12-08-2004 10:30 :

> The total (narrowband + broadband for residential + business) number
> of active Internet connections in Belgium (1.945.000) remained
> constant (+0.1%) in the second quarter of 2004.

> Although Belgian Internet Providers such as Versatel, Telenet,
> Belgacom and others introduced new low-cost broadband products, the
> percentage growth of broadband is at an all-time low (+4.5%).

Only fools expect continuous exponential growth in a finite market.
As market penetration zooms to saturation level, growth decreases.
It's simple maths. It's normal. It's natural. Accept it.


> Fundamental new measures have to be taken to raise the interest of
> families in the PC and its applications. Only then can the threat of
> a knowledge gap or digital divide be avoided. ISPA urges the Belgian
> government to take necessary measures to stimulate interest as soon
> as possible.

To further its members' profits.

Maybe the internet isn't as /incontournable/ as the ISPA members had hoped.
Maybe the people without a PC have more fundamental needs - or more
fundamental values in life.