SPAIN is the second-most expensive country in the European Union for broadband internet, beaten only by Croatia, according to a study by the EU Commission.
The cheapest monthly offer for a connection with a speed of between 12 and 30MBps (megabytes per second) comes in at 2.7% of a person's gross income – way above the EU average of 1.18%, according to the report.
The cheapest connections in the EU are found in Sweden, Germany, Finland and Austria, in that order.
An annual study known as the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) measures advances in digital technology in the EU-28 and examines five areas – connectivity, human capital, internet use, integration of technology, and online public services.
When taking all five into account, Spain is 14th out of the 28, up from number 15 last year, and joins nine other countries which fall somewhere around the middle – Austria, Germany, Malta, Lithuania, Portugal, France, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, and Latvia.
Despite being the second-most expensive, Spain scores points for being among the most 'online' countries in the EU: use of modern technology by companies, and the provision of public services by internet, is above the European average.
And Spain has improved in all areas since last year, with the exception of human capital.
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