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 the