High Speed Internet Access (HSIA): Mobile Broadband

The Australian Bureau of Statistics have releases the figures for Internet usage by businesses for 2005 – 2006. Here are some of the highlights.

Internet Usage

• 81% of businesses use the Internet
• 30% of businesses have a web presence, either their own website or a presence on a 3rd party website
• 82.5% of businesses who use the Internet have broadband

Type of Internet Connection

1. DSL is the most popular – used by 80% of businesses
2. Cable is the next popular at 15%

Reasons given for not using broadband

Businesses who have an Internet connection but not broadband gave these as the main reasons:

• Unavailability in business location – 38%
• Ongoing costs too high – 25%
• Lack of perceived benefit – 24%
• Set up connection costs too high – 22%
• Never considered it – 19%

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