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[填空题]More than two million people in Europe now have fibre broadband direct to their home, suggests a survey.
The latest figures on superfast broadband delivered by fibre to the home (FTTH) shows 18% growth over the last survey compiled in late 2008.
The continued growth suggests that the global economic downturn has not hit plans to build a fibre infrastructure (基础设).
Sweden tops the list of nations rolling out the technology, with 10.9% of its broadband customers using fibre.
Karel Helsen, president of Europe’s Fibre-To-The-Home Council, said the growth matched predictions that were revised when the credit crunch (信用紧缩) started to make itself felt.
"The numbers in 2009 are in line with the latest forecasts," said Mr. Helsen.
By 2012, the FTTH Council expects that 13 million people across 35 European nations will have their broadband delivered by fibre. Such services would start at speeds of 100 megabits per second (mbps), said Mr. Helsen.
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[填空题]More than 600 million people worldwide work (26) long hours and Britons are the worst (27) among rich nations. An International Labor Organization report on working (28) shows that more than a quarter of British workers put in more than 48 hours a week.
The study by the United Nations agency covered 50 countries (29) . "The good news is that progress has been made in regulating normal working hours in developing and transition countries," said Jon C. Messenger, co-author of the study. "But overall the findings of this study are definitely worrying. "
And progress towards a maximum 48-hour week was still (30) nearly 100 years after the standard was agreed by members, the ILO report said. It pointed to the growth of service industries, such as tourism and transport, and the expanding informal economy, where workers are not (31) , contributed to longer working hours. Both elements are signs of increasing globali
