Comreg's latest business survey makes for instructive reading.
The regulator commissioned Millward Brown IMS to survey 502 SMEs and 53 large companies during March and April.
Almost half of all the companies surveyed had no idea what broadband speed they were on. Furthermore, SMEs didn't care, citing "reliability" and "cost" as being the main issues.
Once again, this begs the question as to how high important broadband speeds are to the great Irish unwashed. (Personally, I want the fastest I can get. But I know my mother, my neighbours and my colleagues don't really give a damn.)
Here are some of the other points from the survey:
-- 92% of Irish businesses have internet access, with a notable increase among SMEs
-- No-one has a clue what their upload speeds are
-- Eircom continues to be the main business ISP in Ireland, with almost two thirds of the market
-- Telecommunication costs have decreased for 57% of corporates and 25% of SMEs
-- 70% of companies believe the telecoms market is more competitive now than last year
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