Nearly half of Cyprus households have Internet access

Nearly half of households in Cyprus had access to the Internet during the first quarter of 2008, up from 39% from the respective period a year ago, but still lower than the EU27 average of 60%.
Meanwhile, the number of Cypriot households with broadband access jumped sharply by 13 bps to 33% in the first quarter of 2008 compared to 20% a year ago in the same period, which is fast catching up with the EU27 average broadband connection of 48%, according to Eurostat data.
Household internet access ranges from 25% in Bulgaria to 86% in the Netherlands
In 2008, the proportion of households with internet access was three quarters or more in the Netherlands (86%), Sweden (84%), Denmark (82%), Luxembourg (80%) and Germany (75%). The lowest levels were registered in Bulgaria (25%), Romania (30%) and Greece (31%).
The proportion of households with a broadband connection in 2008 was also highest in the Netherlands and Denmark (both 74%) and Sweden (71%).
One third of individuals in the EU27 use travel related internet services. In the EU27, nearly a third of all individuals had used internet for travel and accommodation services. Around 30% had used internet banking, interacted with public authorities or searched for health-related information. About a quarter had read online news or ordered goods or services. Around 15% had looked for jobs or sent applications by internet.
The Member States which had the highest proportions of individuals performing these internet activities were the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Luxembourg.