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At a glance: UK digital boom |  Digital content and delivery is changing our habits |
The growth of broadband and the internet, mobile phones and MP3 players are revolutionising how Britons spend their time, according to a report by regulator Ofcom. Here are some of the key findings from the annual report: INTERNET AND COMPUTING
Internet use is rising. The average user spent 36 minutes online in 2006 - up 158% on 2002 figures. 52% of children regularly surf the net, up from 47% in 2005. Internet users in the 24 - 34 age group are more likely to be women (55% of users) than men. Over-65s users spend more time on the web - 42 hours per month - than any other age group. But the total number of over 65 internet users is just 16%. Fewer children playing video and computer games - 53% regularly play in 2007, down from 61% in 2005. The internet is replacing conventional phones. The number of consumers phoning online in 2006 stood at 20%, up from 14% in 2005.
PHONE AND COMMUNICATIONS More houses have a mobile connection (93%) than a fixed line connection (90%) for the first time. Mobile phone calls now account for one-third of all phone calls. Mobile phones have a wide array of uses: 41% of mobile phone owners use their phone as a digital camera, 21% to play computer games, 13% to access the internet, 10% to listen to the radio. Consumers are getting more from communications services but paying less. The average household spent �92.65 per month on communications services in 2006, down from �94.03 in 2005.
TELEVISION More than 80% of households now have access to digital TV. 8.4 million homes now use Freeview, up 31% year-on-year. The average viewer watches 3 hours and 36 minutes per week, down 4% on 2002. 93% of children aged 8-15 watch TV almost every day.
RADIO Britons listen to 2 hours 50 minutes of radio a week on average - down 4% on 2002 figures. The biggest decline was in 25-34 year olds (down 17.3%), but over 55s are listening to more radio (up 5.5%) The BBC share of radio listening rose from 53% in 2002 to 56% in the first quarter of 2007. The British public is exploring new ways to listen to the radio: 41% listen through digital TV, 24% listen over the internet, 8% use their mobile phones. 5% of radio listeners regularly use podcast services.
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