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In the past 12 months, the number of people actively surfing the web from home each month in Europe has grown by 12 per cent to 10m, according to numbers from internet research firm Nielsen NetRatings. France has enjoyed the highest growth, with 16 per cent in the last 12 months, followed closely by Italy (15 per cent), the UK (13 per cent) and Germany (12 per cent). The use of high speed internet connections has also increased dramatically. In the 12 months to October 2004, the number of people in Europe accessing the internet at high speed from home increased from 34.1m to 54.5m – an increase of 60 per cent. The largest increases occurred in Italy (120 per cent) and in the UK (93 per cent).

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