Canadians Hooked on the Internet - TV and Phone fading.

One-fifth of Canadians polled in a new survey said they would turn down a million dollars in order to keep their Internet access - a possible sign that our reliance on the World Wide Web is slowly catching up to the television and phone, telecom experts say.
The survey conducted by Angus Reid Forum for Primus Canada, showed that almost half of those polled would give up watching television before they would give up surfing the Internet or using their phones.


Of the 1,009 Canadians surveyed, one-third said they would rather give up their phone to keep online and television services. Only 20 per cent said they would give up their Internet access.
Western Canadians and senior citizens were more likely to give up the tube in order to keep their Internet or telephone, with 61 per cent of British Columbians and 58 per cent of Albertans saying they would live without TV.


The survey also found that higher income respondents, earning over $100,000, were also more likely to ditch their televisions to keep Internet and phone access.
The online poll was conducted between May 23 and 24 by 1,009 Canadians over 18. The margin of error was 3.1 per cent.

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