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Page updated:
25 February 2000
Commercial ADSL offerings being deployed by main telephone companies ("incumbents") in EU Member States (January 2000)
The following table, produced by the European Commission, shows the status of ADSL deployment in European Union countries as at January 2000. For an explanation of ADSL, see our FAQ:
| Incumbent Operator | ADSL speeds (downstream / upstream) | Fees per month (excl. VAT) | Estimated roll-out coverage |
| Belgacom |
1 Mbps / 128 kbps 1 Mbps / 512 kbps |
39 EUR/month plus 10 EUR/Gbyte or
620 EUR/month ‘flat-rate’ |
Main cities in 1999, national coverage "according to demand" |
| BT |
512 kbps / 256 kbps 1 Mbps / 512 kbps 2.3 Mbps / 1 Mbps |
64 EUR/month ‘flat-rate’ to 234 EUR/month ‘flat-rate’ (Wholesale price to ISPs) |
Main cities (25% of lines) by March 2000, national coverage to be extended according to demand. [European Telework Online note: BT has since announced an accelerated programme of wider coverage] |
| Deutsche Telekom | 768 kbps / 128 kbps 1.5 Mbps / 160 kbps |
87 EUR/month 50 hours 109 EUR/month 100 hours then at 0.76 EUR/hour or
135 EUR/month plus |
Already in main cities, to cover main 55 cities at the end of 1999, National coverage to be extended "according to demand". |
| France Télécom |
500 kbps / 128 kbps 1Mbps / 256 kbps |
34 EUR/month ‘flat-rate’ 107 EUR/month ‘flat-rate’ (Retail price to end users) |
In metropolitan Paris at the end of 1999, national coverage to be extended "later" |
| KPN |
512 kbps /64 kbps 1024 kbps /256 kbps |
19 EUR/month ‘flat-rate’ 25 EUR/month ‘flat-rate’ (Wholesale price to ISP) |
Main cities from March 2000 |
| EPT Luxembourg | 1 Mbps / 128 kbps |
74.4 EUR/month plus 3 EUR/hour (peak) (Retail price to end users) |
Available in "certain areas of the City of Luxembourg" |
| Telecom Italia |
128 kbps /128 kbps to 2 Mbps /512 kbps |
Starts at 28.4 EUR/month ‘flat-rate’ (Retail price to end users) |
In main 25 cities at the end of 1999, national coverage "according to demand" |
| TeleDanmark | 512 kbps / 128 kbps |
42 EUR/month plus 26.9 EUR/Gbyte (Retail price to end users) |
Main cities in 1999, national coverage "according to demand" |
| Telefónica |
256 kbps / 128 kbps 512 kbps / 128 kbps 2 Mbps / 300 kbps |
24 EUR/month ‘flat-rate’ 55 EUR/month ‘flat-rate’ 114 EUR/month ‘flat-rate’ (Wholesale price to ISPs) |
Main cities (25% of lines) at the end of 1999, national coverage "according to demand". |
| Telia | 2 Mbps / 150 kbps |
80 EUR/month plus 55 EUR/Gbyte (Retail price to end users) |
Main cities in 1999, national coverage "according to demand" |
For an explanation of ADSL, see our FAQ:
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