[icernet] Ispai Plans Detailed Study On Internet Usage; Hunting For Funds

[Arul Selvan]

Internet Service Providers’ Association of India (Ispai) is planning to 
undertake a comprehensive research on Internet usage in the country across 
user segments as well as the state of ISP (Internet Service Providers) 
industry in the country. The scope of research that Ispai plans to 
undertake appears vast and will include total number of Internet 
subscribers across various segments, say, corporate, home, cybercafes, SOHO 
(small office home office), etc. It will factor multiple use on each 
subscription and arrive at a realistic total number of Internet users 
across different segments; age, education, income, vocation profile of 
users and a demographic profile across different geographic locations among 
other things. 

It will also look at usage patterns, for example the type of subscription 
packages preferred; accessing profile — whether it is through individual 
access such as own PCs or office PCs or through shared mechanism such as 
cyber cafes’ etc; preferred sites, most visited sites and purpose, most 
often used applications across age-groups and sex, among others. 

Source:
http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=25584