Despite the economic climate broadband subscribers in the UK were up in the second quarter of 2010, a quarter which is notoriously bad for sales.

Point Topic calculated that there were 269,900 broadband lines added during the quarter compared with 354,100 in the first quarter of 2010.
The total number of UK broadband lines now stands at 18,980,000 which is only 40,000 short of Point Topic's forecast.

It is likely there has been some deferred adoption during the quarter resulting from consumer and business confidence falling in the 2008-2009 winter. However, current Government spending reviews and ongoing concerns about the economy could still affect consumer take-up going forward.