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High Speed Internet & Wireless Technology

Canada is one of the most Internet connected nations in the world. Over the past few years, the high-speed Internet has grown to become the leading mode of Internet access for Canadian households. While on cutting edge with respect to broadband Intenet, Canadians are trailing behind other developed nations when it comes to wireless technologies.

This year High-speed Internet/Wireless telephony module of State-of-the-Net sets out to:

Illustrate the broadband’s growth over the last three years
Uncover the disparate trends of high-speed adoption related to community size, language and income
Gauge users’ satisfaction with their Internet service in terms of:

Overall satisfaction
Speed
Availability
Downtime
E-mail service
Personal Web space
Probe dial-up users' intentions regarding converting to high-speed

Investigate online activities conducted from home in the week prior to interviewing
Establish the mobile phone ownership rate among online Canadians.
Gauge the incidence of Web access from cellphones, as well as the potential for future growth in mobile browsing, both in terms of lateral potential (interest among non-users) and vertical (present user estimated level of future usage).
Analyse the usage of Web-enabled cellphones in terms of frequency and main purpose.
Measure Web-enabled cellphone user satisfaction with the price of service and the content that is available to them.
Gauge the level of interest and the potential market for various hybid devices (videophones, still-camera phones and PDA-phones) within the Canadian online population.
Analyse the text messaging incidence, primary usage and prospects.

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