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<p>On 28th September
2009 the first national survey in Bulgaria was launched focusing
explicitly on investigating the level of high-speed internet
penetration in the country and its influence on the local economy.</p>
<p>The survey is conducted in all regions in the country and is
commissioned by the <a href="http://www.ftthcouncil.eu/">FTTH Council
Europe</a>. It is carried out by <a
href="http://www.yankeegroup.com/home.do">Yankee Group</a> in
co-operation with <a href="http://www.isoc.bg">ISOC Bulgaria</a>.
The survey is part of a study on the socio-economic benefits of
high-speed (fibre) internet in Bulgaria. The purpose of it is to
investigate how high-speed (fibre) internet has enabled economic growth
and contributed to improvements in other socio-economic metrics in
Bulgaria.</p>
<p>In order to get a better picture of the usage of the high-speed
internet in Bulgaria, a high response rate to the survey is needed.</p>
<p>For this reason, we ask everyone who is using internet to take part
in the survey, which can be found at: <a href="http://survey.isoc.bg/">http://survey.isoc.bg/</a>.</p>
<p>Through filling in the survey, you will contribute to placing
Bulgaria on the map as a leading nation and example in Europe with
respect to its access to high speed broadband internet.</p>
<p>The results of the study can serve as a way to boost attention
within Europe about the current state of the market regarding
high-speed broadband penetration rates in Bulgaria, which are
manifestly underreported in most international reports.</p>
<p>“We can and plan to learn a lot from how Bulgarians use their access
to very high speed broadband” commented Benoît Felten from Yankee
Group, USA. “We are in particular interested in how this advanced
access affects the daily lives of ordinary people in Bulgaria, their
contacts with remote relatives and also how it affects their work
situation. This includes the ability to work from home and the
propensity to work in or start-up IT and internet intensive businesses”.</p>
<p>The Survey Project team on behalf of FTTH Council Europe and Yankee
Group:</p>
<p>ISOC Bulgaria<br>
tel: +359-2-401-8009<br>
email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:office@isoc.bg">office@isoc.bg</a></p>
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