8129.0 - Business Use of Information Technology, 2007-08

Quality Declaration

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/08/2009

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TYPE OF INTERNET CONNECTION

Businesses with Internet access were asked to identify the main type of Internet connection used as at the end of June 2008. Of those businesses which reported Internet access, 94% had broadband as their main connection type and 6% reported dial-up/ISDN as their main connection type.

For businesses with Internet access, broadband as the main type of Internet connection was reasonably homogenous across employment size groups, ranging from 92% for businesses with 0-4 persons employed to almost 100% for businesses with 200 or more persons employed.

Main type of Internet connection (a), by industry, 2007-08
Graph: Main type of Internet connection (a), by industry, 2007–08

Broadband as the main connection type was most prevalent among businesses accessing the Internet in Financial and insurance services (99%). Other services, which covers a wide range of business activities such as personal care services, equipment and machinery maintenance and repairs, had the highest proportion of businesses which reported a dial-up/ISDN Internet connection (12%).