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Telecomworldwire, April 29, 2005
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-29 April 2005-Australians reluctant to give up fixed lines, says AMR Interactive(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
According to a survey by AMR Interactive, the majority of Australians are reluctant to give up their land line telephones due to the expense of mobile phones.
The survey discovered that around 90% of households were unwilling to switch permanently to a mobile phone, with 71% citing cost as the primary reason.
A further 60% of those questioned in the survey, which was commissioned by Telstra, cited the continued need for a fixed line for Internet access and 35% felt a fixed line was needed for security purposes.
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AMR Interactive interviewed 1,915 people, over the age of 15 and the survey was conducted throughout January and February 2005.
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