broadband in iceland status developments and government strategy orsteinn helgi steinarsson member of a governmental committee for the formulation icelandic ict 2005 2010 under ministry communication post telecom administration sverk consulting about 2003 population 290 000 gnp per capita usd 36 519 cars 1000 people 2004 600 km2 2 8 capital area 62 villages with 200 inhabitants 92 eea but not eu internet usage 2001 households types connections computer by age oecd outlook 2002 today defined as 512 kbps 54 total xdsl speeds 2048 are common current adsl offers start at 1 mbps reykjavik has two major competing providers fibre network incumbent operator lands mi slands using to home municipal utility orkuveita reykjav kur connection row europe n america through farice cable cantat iii satellite links subscribers generally have pay foreign download excess some
