Greece is well behind Europe...particularly when it comes to telecom infrastructure and services/prices. It is only thanks to EU fundings that things are getting better on the ADSL side.
I wonder what would have happened if Greece was not in the EU...

Greece actually has been improved a lot the latest years

For a Southeastern European country it has the best GDP econony in the balkan region and it is way more advanced from most countries in that area

It is way more advanced from larger coutnries of the region like Turkey or Romania... 

Greece is doing the best as it can to be the most modern Southeastern European country and succeeds that pretty good actually

Broadband growth has being accelerating for the past 2 years in Greece.
From 9,1% (end 2007), broadband penetration was 11,2% by the end of June, and above 12% by the end of August.

The fact that most people did not decide to get broadband when it was expensive has really worked out well for us.
About 60% of the population can get unlimited up to 24 Mbps connections for 30 euros/month from the incumbent, and about 50% of the population can get even cheapper connections thanks to local loop unbundling.

I think the situation is worse off in the UK, except for those of you who can get cable.

I used to live in Greece until 2005, and at that time broadband connections were new and 256kb to 512kb speeds were the norm. These were a huge improvement to the unbelievably expensive PSTN and ISDN plans that were the only option until then.

They have really caught up fast though, now my brother who lives in a small city on an island have got unlimited 24Mbit ADSL2+ for 30 Euros a month.

Compare that to Australia (where I currently live) where you have double the price, less coverage, ridiculous caps, atrocious services and contract terms, and you will see that Greece for it's size and economy has actually got great internet.

I agree with 'me' 
price is the problem. To busy gouging the punter. Same reason SMS is such a big deal, voice is just to expensive.
I hope Ms: Redding is successful sticking it to the service suppliers with roaming for a start.
Thanks.

Greece is considered a southern country and you know what they say about the south. It's really a climate problem,nothing else.

You are wrong about greeks not wanting internet.
More like the prices were very high, before the price cuts.

Understatement of the decade

and i DO mean literaly

When i moved to Greece in 2000 i had gotten used to ADSL and high speed internet.
When i got here ppl were living in the stone-age. 
I actually paid 3 years for PSTN internet, then another 3 free-of-charge (only local phone costs) - try to imagine that

It has only been recently that ADSL has become available and affordable.

As usual this country is about 10 years behind the rest of europe.. 

too bad