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Canadians enjoy among the fastest, most widely available and least expensive broadband Internet in the developed world, says a report to be released Thursday.

The report, based on the results of 52 million speed tests of broadband users across the G7 countries and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) membership, was produced by Montreal-based consulting firm Lemay Yates Associates Inc. on behalf of Rogers Communications Inc., the country’s largest broadband service provider.

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It disputes the OECD’s own report, published in July, that ranked Canada’s high-speed Internet offerings significantly below those of other countries.

At 74%, Canada has the highest broadband penetration rate in the G7, the report said, significantly ahead of the United Kingdom (69.2%) and France (69%). Canadians also have the second-least expensive average monthly broadband subscription rates in the G7, with a typical monthly fee of US$30.79 in Canada being only slightly more than the US$29.80 per month Internet service providers (ISPs) charge in Italy.