Brussels, 05.09.07 Results of ECTAs bi-annual Broadband Scorecard announced today show that broadband penetration in the EU has reached an all time high and has now drawn parallel with the US and Japan. The growth, at 16%, is largely the result of increased competition from new entrant telecoms providers using Local Loop Unbundling (LLU), cable and alternative technologies. These results come after a slow down in growth in the previous six month period.