Fed: Farm business internet speeds stuck in the slow lane

AAP General News (Australia)
08-22-2006
Fed: Farm business internet speeds stuck in the slow lane

More than half of Australia's farmers now use the internet to do business .. but new
figures say most of them are stuck with the slowest service available.

The Bureau of Stats says the level of business internet usage on the nation's farms
.. has cracked the 50 per cent mark for the first time.

But 43 thousand farms are using the sluggish dial-up internet service .. compared to
only 12 thousand using broadband.

The data comes a fortnight after Telstra pulled out of its plan for a four billion
dollar high speed broadband rollout into regional areas.

AAP RTV rp/mfh/wf/cp

KEYWORD: FARM ONLINE (CANBERRA)

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