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To: dave turliku who wrote (2091)	7/16/1999 8:13:00 PM
From: LABMAN	Respond to of 3243

ALBERTA NO 1 PROVINCE ON-LINE Globe and Mail.. technology section July 16, 1999 Alberta No. 1 province on-line in Canada Quebec places last; Ottawa most wired city TYLER HAMILTON Technology Reporter Friday, July 16, 1999 Albertans lead the pack and Quebeckers lag furthest behind when it comes to the rate of Internet use across the provinces, according to a recent study by Statistics Canada. Statscan found that 45.1 per cent of Albertan households were regular users of the Internet in 1998, higher than the national average of 35.9 per cent and nearly double Quebec's rate of 26.2 per cent -- the lowest in Canada. British Columbia, at 42 per cent, Ontario, at 39 per cent, and Nova Scotia, at 37.9 per cent, were the only other provinces to beat the average Internet usage rate. Canada's territories were not included in the Statscan report. Jonathan Ellison, co-author of the study, said the factors that affect who's "connected" and who's not in Canada are just as diverse as the regions themselves. "Quebec has consistently had the lowest penetration rate among the provinces," said Mr. Ellison, adding that this low rate may be because of language barriers on the Internet and Internet service disparity across the province's regions. Rick Broadhead, co-author of the 1999 Canadian Internet Handbook, said the language issue is the most obvious explanation. "The Internet is predominantly an English-language medium," he said. Mr. Broadhead added that there are fewer Internet service providers (ISPs) in the country offering services and content in French, resulting in less aggressive marketing efforts aimed at getting the francophone community on the Internet. "Most ISPs across Canada probably haven't done as much promotion in Quebec as the rest of the country." AOL Canada Services Inc., for example, doesn't spend much time marketing to francophones. "From our perspective, we're considered an English service, so our concentration would be Montreal," said AOL spokeswoman Joan Simkins. Still, Mr. Broadhead added that recent studies that have found high growth in non-English content on the Web, including French content, may be spurring greater Internet usage in Quebec households. As Mr. Ellison pointed out, Quebec already has the second-largest Internet user market in Canada -- behind Ontario -- with three million households regularly sending E-mails and surfing the Web. That number is growing at a rate of 32.5 per cent annually, the third fastest behind Prince Edward Island and Alberta and much higher than the national growth rate of 22 per cent. Alberta, meanwhile, claims stake to the highest Internet usage rate. "It's because of the bad weather," joked Myron Borys, spokesman for Telus Planet Internet Service, BCT.Telus Communications Inc.'s Internet division. Mr. Borys said Albertans have proven in the past to be early adopters of new technologies, such as wireless phones and VCRs. He added Alberta has a technology savvy business and educational environment that has enjoyed full provincial Internet coverage since 1996. Alberta, particularly Calgary and Edmonton, has also become a highly competitive market as the telephone and cable companies duke it out to provide high-speed Internet access. This has resulted in some of the lowest prices in the country, Mr. Borys said. Tyler Hamilton Internet surveys provinces statistics Home \| News \| Tech Careers \| Tech Investor \| Search \| Forums \| Help Help & Contact Us Back to the top of this page Copyright © 1999 Globe Information Services

To: dave turliku who wrote (2091)	7/17/1999 9:37:00 AM
From: LABMAN	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3243

don't fret over lost opportunties, you are in now thats what counts cybersurf will explode for some of the following reasons 1. TORONTO launch sept 99 2. Vancouver launch dec 99 3. national launch 2000 4. company is making money 5. no of subcribers 125,000 growing at 300 a day wait till they hit TORONTO, no of subsribers will explode as no of of subsribers increases, more and more advertisers would want to advertsize, hence a big increase in revenues cybersurf is a prime takeover candidate, dirt cheap at current prices lm