MORE THAN A QUARTER of Irish people are now without a fixed-line telephone in their homes, reflecting the almost universal penetration of mobile phone culture, according to the Irish ComReg (the Commission for Communications Regulation). The survey showed 71 per cent of respondents had a fixed line, compared to 96 per cent who owned a mobile. The survey, of more than 1,000 people aged between 15 and 74, also found that some 80 per cent of people had a laptop or personal computer in their homes. Nearly half (46 per cent) use DSL as their main means of connection with the internet. TV ownership was almost universal, with 98 per cent of respondents confirming they owned a TV set of some variety.
Comreg Report 10/62 on Consumer Survey (862 kb PDF)
