(Telecompaper) The share of Dutch households with broadband connections reached the milestone of 90 percent during the third quarter of this year, according to the latest quarterly report on the Dutch broadband market by Telecompaper. The number of consumer broadband connections grew by 0.5 percent in the quarter to 6.86 million on 30 September. Fibre continued to grow faster than the market average, reaching a market share of 10.5 percent at the end of the quarter. Cable accounted for almost half the connections and grew by 0.9 percent in Q3 to almost 3.2 million broadband subscribers. The number of DSL lines decreased over the same period by 1.0 percent to 2.95 million. KPN, including its XS4ALL and Telfort brands, is still the largest broadband provider in the Netherlands with a 39.8 percent share of subscribers at the end of September 2014, down slightly compared with the previous quarter. This is set to change as its two largest rivals, Ziggo and UPC, complete their merger. According to Telecompaper data, Ziggo had 28.1 percent of broadband connections at the end of Q3, and UPC held 16.1 percent of the market, giving them a combined share of over 44 percent.