Telecommunications: Characteristics and Choices of Internet Users

This report, addressing telecommunications issues & the possible emergence of a digital divide in the use of the Internet, examines: (1) the demographic characteristics of Internet users compared with those of the general U.S. population; (2) the characteristics of areas where broadband Internet transport is available & of consumers who selected a broadband transport provider; & (3) the factors influencing consumers' choice of an ISP & how consumers rate the importance of content & applications offered by their ISP over the Internet. The report is based on a survey of Internets users. Charts & tables.Stanley J. Czerwinski is the author of 'Telecommunications: Characteristics and Choices of Internet Users' with ISBN 9780756712723 and ISBN 0756712726.