China Telecoms market

China surpassed Japan in 2004 as the market with the second most broadband lines after the US. In mid-2008. China became the largest broadband market in the world, finally passing the US. Going into 2009, China's broadband subscriber population passed the 80 million milestone. China has also become the top DSL market in the world. Despite this huge subscriber base, penetration remains comparatively low, meaning there is still much room for growth. China tied the US as the online population leader in early 2008 as the number of Internet users soared to 221 million. Such explosive growth in Internet use comes despite government efforts to block access to material considered subversive or pornographic. Entering 2009, the online population reached 300 million and growth showed little sign of slowing.