Quick Facts about Irish Internet

COMREG -- The Commission for Communications Regulation in Ireland reveals interesting demographics about use of the Internet.

• The percentage of residential users online in Ireland is 39%, which is nearly the same as the percentage of my students who file their third level assignments from home.
• Flat-rate Internet Access (FRIACO) products continues upwards. There were more than 6500 FRIACO subscribers between April and June along with 3850 new DSL connections in the same time period.
• More Irish people use their phone lines for data than for voice. This means Eircom has become an Internet service company that offers traditional voice services.
• Mobile penetration has pushed above 81%, which equates to 3.17m mobile subscribers.
• Text messaging has leveled off at 716m text messages per quarter.
• More thasn 10,000 mobile phone numbers have been ported from one network to another.

In southeastern Ireland, most people don't see a compelling case for high-speed Internet access. Some of my students are surprised to hear that they can cap their monthly costs of Internet access through a DSL connection. Most would use Internet services to learn more if they knew the clock wasn't ticking for every minute of their connectivity. There are things we can do to educate them about these facts.

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Amarach -- "Fixed and Mobile User Research" (443kb Powerpoint)
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