[Air-L] percentage of Internet access?

[Ben Anderson]

On 14 Dec 2008, at 16:36, <richard.ling at telenor.com> <richard.ling at telenor.com 
 > wrote:

> Is there also mobile phone ownership at Eurostat?

yes

see http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/pls/portal/url/ITEM/508EF31506FA0DF0E0440003BA9322F9

but the wording of the question(s) have changed over time e.g. 'any in  
household' to 'I use a mobile phone'

A lot of the mobile related content of the surveys/data is to do with  
internet access & usage via a mobile phone (and presumably now various  
other kinds of mobile devices). The social significance of  
'traditional' uses of a mobile seem not to be considered relevant to  
policy. Presumably because of their wide penetration and the success  
of market-led provision. Fortunately (some) national regulators take a  
different view :-)


Ben