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We’re pretty fond of mobile broadband here at Lifehacker HQ, and it turns out that we’re far from alone. The latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) suggest that as of June, 44 per cent of all Internet connections were via mobile broadband, while 41 per cent were via ADSL.