http://www.point-topic.com/content/dslanalysis/BBUSCS1dslana050831gen.htm
Analysis: 3 million home workers a high value segment for UK ISPs 31 August 2005 The market for products aimed at those working from home constitutes a significant opportunity for broadband services, Point Topic's first Broadband User Survey confirms. According to the BBUS results there are some 4.3 million households, 18% of all homes in the UK, with someone working from home. 70% or 3.1 million of these use the internet as a working tool. The figures show a total of 5.4 million individuals working from home, 70% of them, 3.8 million individuals using the internet at home. The Point Topic survey found the majority of home workers were self-employed, more likely to be male with professional or managerial occupations and be based in a London suburb or prosperous town. The highest use of home working was in London and the south east. Looking in more detail the BBUS results demonstrate that home workers fall into three broad categories: Freelancers, who are self employed with no employees. These make up 50% (1.9m) of all home working individuals and are distinguished from the second main group: Teleworkers, who make up 42% (1.6m) of home workers. Teleworkers are employees of enterprises with separate premises; finally the third, much smaller group of 0.3 million (8%) which are Home SMEs, running a business from home with employees. --- You are currently subscribed to telecom-cities as: archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To set DIGEST mode and only receive one list message per day with all the daily traffic, please visit the list website at http://www.informationcity.org/telecom-cities
