Almost
half of UK internet users are going online via mobile phone data connections,
according to the Office for National Statistics.Some 45% of people
surveyed said they made use of the net while out and about, compared with 31%
in 2010.
The most rapid
growth was among younger people, where 71% of internet-connected 16 to
24-year-olds used mobiles.Domestic internet
use also rose. According to the ONS, 77% of households now have access to a net
connection.
That figure was up
4% from the previous year, representing the slowest rate of growth since the
ONS survey began in 2006.Among the 23% of
the population who remain offline, half said they "didn't need the
internet".
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