Home Broadband 2010

Trends in broadband adoption

Most non-users would need help in order to feel comfortable going online

Not only are most non-users uninterested in getting online, many say that they do not know enough about computers or technology to use the internet on their own. When asked if they know enough about computers and technology to start using the internet on their own, just one in five non-users (21%) say that they do while six in ten (61%) say that they would need someone to help them. An additional 14% volunteered that they would not want to start using the internet.

Six in 10 would need assistance

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