1377.0 - Measures of a Knowledge-based Economy and Society, Australia, 2003  
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CHARACTERISTIC: ICT INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS

INDICATOR: Internet services: number of Internet service providers (ISPs) and access lines

There were 694 ISPs in Australia supplying Internet access services to 5.2 million active subscribers at the end of March 2004. In order to provide this access, ISPs utilised 1,474,345 access lines. The number of access lines available to subscribers increased by 13% to 1,474,345 between the September quarter 2003 and March quarter 2004. Significantly influencing this growth has been the increasing number of subscribers with non dial-up connections.

NUMBER OF ISPs AND ACCESS LINES
2002
2003
2004
March
quarter
September
quarter
March
quarter
September
quarter
March
quarter
no.
no.
no.
no.
no.

ISPs
571
563
554
667
694
Access lines
447,050
639,197
857,470
1,307,487
1,474,345
Source: ABS Internet Activity, Australia, March 2004 (cat. no. 8153.0).

NUMBER OF ISPs AND ACCESS LINES

Graph - Number of ISPs and Access Lines

Source: ABS Internet Activity, Australia, March 2004 (cat. no. 8153.0).


STATISTICAL NOTES

The ABS Internet Activity Survey is a census which collects information on aspects of Internet access services and other services provided by ISPs in Australia. Please see the Explanatory Notes of cat. no. 8153.0 for further information on the survey including scope, methodology, data quality, concepts and definitions.


Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Resident Australian individual or business offering Internet access services to customers.

Access lines
Lines, points, modem access points available to subscribers to access their ISP.

Active subscribers
Subscribers who have accessed the Internet or paid for access to the Internet through an ISP in the ninety days during the reference period.



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