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INTERNET ACTIVITY

PURPOSE

To obtain detailed information on the demand for, and supply of, Internet services in Australia. Internet service provision is incorporated in the Electronic information services industry in the Australian Culture and Leisure Industry Classification.

DESCRIPTION

The Internet Activity Survey is conducted by mail questionnaire addressed to every Australian-based Internet Service Provider (ISP) operating during the reference period (quarter). ISPs are defined as businesses that supply Internet connectivity services to individuals, household, businesses and other organisations. Libraries, Internet kiosks and Internet cafes which provide Internet access on a casual basis are excluded from the survey. The primary source of the survey population frame is the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) with which ISPs are required to register. The TIO list is supplemented where necessary with ISPs identified from other sources such as Internet association membership lists and industry media.

GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE

Australia

FREQUENCY OF COLLECTION

Quarter data collected annually from the September quarter of 2006. Prior to this, quarter data was initially collected quarterly and then biannually.

DATA ITEMS

Number of businesses

The number of trading entities providing Internet access as at the end of the reference period.

Size of ISP

Internet Service Providers are classified by size according to the number of subscribers ISPs reported for at the end of the reporting period. The size categories are:
Very small ISP (1-100 subscribers)
Small ISP (101-1,000 subscribers)
Medium ISP (1,001-10,000 subscribers)
Large ISP (10,001-100,000 subscribers)
Very large ISP (100,001 or more subscribers)

Other characteristics of ISP

Number of access lines in operation at the end of the reporting period
Number of Points of Presence (POPs) in operation at the end of the reporting period

Numbers of subscribers

Number of new subscribers during the reporting period
Number of active subscribers at the end of the reporting period

Type of subscriber

Subscribers are denoted as:
Corporate, business and government
Household

Type of subscriber access

Subscribers are categorised by whether they have a dial-up subscription (including WAP subscribers) or permanent connection (including all broadband services).

Access technology

Dial-up and permanent access methods are categorised by the technology utilised:
Analog
Digital
Digital Subscriber Line (permanent access only)
Wireless (dial-up access only)
Cable (permanent access only)
Satellite
Microwave (permanent access only)
Other

Access plans

Data are collected for the following types of subscriber access plans:
Free access
Monthly, quarterly or annual access
Hourly
Volume only
Other

Volume of data downloaded

The volume of data downloaded (in Megabytes) by subscribers during the reporting period.

Access support services provided to clients by ISPs

Online support services
Business hours help desk support service
Extended hours help desk support service
24 hr help desk support service
Pager service
Call out/on site support service
Start up/disk package

Other related services provided by ISPs

Web hosting
Web design
Training services
Network/Systems integration
Secure access or transactions

Geographical areas or characteristics

State, Territory and Statistical Division
Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA)

HISTORICAL DATA

Data were collected quarterly from the September quarter of 2000 until the September quarter of 2001. Thereafter the survey was conducted biannually for the March and September quarters until the March quarter of 2005. It was then suspended pending the outcome of a review, but resumed with a survey of only the largest 35 internet service providers in respect of the June quarter of 2006. The full collection resumed for the September quarter of 2006 and is now conducted annually for the September quarter.

DISSEMINATION


Publications


Australian Bureau of Statistics,
Internet Activity, Australia, Cat. no. 8153.0, ABS, Canberra. Price $22.00. Quarter data are available quarterly from September 2000 to September 2001, biannually from March 2002 to March 2005, and annually from September 2006. There is also some data available for the June quarter of 2006.

CONTACT


In the first instance, refer to
To obtain data or further information in the Introduction to this directory.

Manager
Internet Activity Survey
Australian Bureau of Statistics
GPO Box K881
PERTH WA 9842


Telephone: Perth 08 9360 5104
Facsimile: Perth 08 9360 5950

Email: client.services@abs.gov.au



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