[Chapter-delegates] Europe can learn from Bulgaria high-speed Internet

[Veni Markovski]

http://isocbg.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/europe-can-learn-a-lot-from-bulgaria-on-high-speed-broadband/

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.

The survey is conducted in all regions in the country and is 
commissioned by the FTTH Council Europe <http://www.ftthcouncil.eu/>.  
It is carried out by Yankee Group <http://www.yankeegroup.com/home.do> 
in co-operation with ISOC Bulgaria <http://www.isoc.bg>. 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.

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.

For this reason, we ask everyone who is using internet to take part in 
the survey, which can be found at: http://survey.isoc.bg/.

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.

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.

“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”.

The Survey Project team on behalf of FTTH Council Europe and Yankee Group:

ISOC Bulgaria
tel: +359-2-401-8009
email: office at isoc.bg


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