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Non-Tech : CAOL: The Chinese AOL and Internet Lottery
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To: THOMAS GOODRICH who wrote (595)7/21/1999 2:23:00 PM
From: Dave Gore   of 720
 
Interesting post on Chinese Internet growth:

To: +Mohan Marette (0 )
From: +Killer Opp
Friday, Jul 16 1999 8:38AM ET
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Chinese Users Double In 6 Months To 4 Million

[16 JULY 1999] The Chinese Internet population has doubled from 2.1 million in
December 1998 to 4 million in June 1999, according the latest semi-annual Internet
survey conducted by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC).

Managed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China's most prestigious academic
institution, CNNIC is a quasi-official body modeled after InterNIC in the US with
similar functions such as assignment of domain names and IP addresses, directory and
database services, and education and information services. It is

Over 52,000 Internet users in China participated in the study, which measured
demographic, usage and preference data.

The CNNIC survey indicated that the amount of users accessing the Internet outside of
the work unit is growing and that the consumer base is expanding.

Forty four percent of the survey's respondents access the Internet from home, and forty
six percent of respondents pay for their own Internet access.

The survey showed that most online users in China are highly educated and have above
average income. Eighty six percent of survey respondents said they have a college
education or above and seventy nine percent of survey respondents have a higher than
average income.
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