Info Plant Announces Internet Connectivity Survey Results.

Tokyo, Japan, Aug 22, 2005 - (JCNN) - Info Plant announced on August 22 the results of the Internet connectivity survey it conducted this month. The company survey 600 Internet users in the Kanto, Kinki, Tokai regions as well as other regions in Japan.

Optical fiber users use Nifty, OCN, and Plala as their ISPs, and about 45% of them have used optical online connection for one to two years. When asked about why they switched to optical fibers, many cited flat rates as the main reason. Of the ADSL users, more than 40% use Yahoo! BB, while 10% use OCN. About 35% of the ADSL users have stayed with their ISPs for more than two years.

OCN and Nifty are popular among narrowband users, of whom 50% have never changed their ISPs. More than 50% of the CATV users have stayed with their ISPs for more than two years.

Of the respondents who switched their ISPs, more than 50% say that they surf on the Internet longer, and 30% say that they view different types of content; they now view videos more often.

Of 50% of the narrowband users and 25% of the ADSL users who are considering to change their ISPs, 70% are thinking about going optics.

Source: JCN http://www.japancorp.net

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