Post by Bob on Aug 4, 2011 9:17:02 GMT 1
About 30% of adults in Scotland say they do not use the internet
Scots are still the least likely in the UK to have a broadband internet connection, according to a report from the communications regulator Ofcom.
Just 61% of Scots have broadband, compared with 74% of people across the whole of the UK.
Broadband connection is particularly low in Greater Glasgow, where the figure is just 50%.
One reason why take-up is so low may be that a relatively high proportion of Scots never use the internet.
Although there is some concern about the speed of broadband connections in some parts of the country, this is probably not the reason why such a high proportion of Scots have neither broadband nor a home computer.
Ofcom's research also found that the bulk of people who do not have the internet at home did not intend to get it within the next year.
Most of them said this was because they did not know how to use a computer, felt there was no need for broadband or even that they were too old to use the internet.
Scots are still the least likely in the UK to have a broadband internet connection, according to a report from the communications regulator Ofcom.
Just 61% of Scots have broadband, compared with 74% of people across the whole of the UK.
Broadband connection is particularly low in Greater Glasgow, where the figure is just 50%.
One reason why take-up is so low may be that a relatively high proportion of Scots never use the internet.
Although there is some concern about the speed of broadband connections in some parts of the country, this is probably not the reason why such a high proportion of Scots have neither broadband nor a home computer.
Ofcom's research also found that the bulk of people who do not have the internet at home did not intend to get it within the next year.
Most of them said this was because they did not know how to use a computer, felt there was no need for broadband or even that they were too old to use the internet.