The Minister of Telecommunication of the Netherlands Antilles states: “Overall the Curac ¸ao
internet penetration defined as the ratio between number of internet connections and the
amount of households is projected to be about 50 per cent and still increasing. This number
is however including all internet connections including dial up connections. If the dial up
connections are excluded and we look to the “always on” penetration rate the per centage
drops to a projected 35 per cent. If we measure the penetration rates based on the FCC
definition of broadband the per centage drops to a projected 22 per cent. If we measure thepenetration rate based on the ITU definition the per centage drops to a projected 1 per
cent[. . .] The FCC definition of Broadband is a connection with a speed of 200 Kbits and
higher. The ITU definition of Broadband is a connection with a speed of 1.5 Mbits and
higher. One can conclude that the Curac ¸ao internet penetration on itself is at arespectable
number and still increasing. But at the other hand one can also conclude that the internet
penetration level based on international broadband definition is too low and needs to be
increased. To facilitate the future of Curac ¸ao as information society the Broadband internet
penetration rate definitely needs to be improved” (Adrieans, 19 November 2007).