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4.2.2 Internet 

Users  

From the survey, 152 companies are Internet users. 31.12% of these respondents 

had subscribed Loxinfo (Figure 1.5).  

Figure 1.5 

Internet Service Providers' subscribers 

                Asianet 

17

3

         Asia Access 

               ClikTA 

3

                       CS  

28

13

Internet Thailand 

                   JiNet 

10

                    KSC 

41

61

               Loxinfo 

                Samart 

7

                 Others

13

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Number of Respondents

Among the 152 Internet users, 98.7% had installed the Internet in the office, 1.3% 

had used the Internet at Internet cafe. 

The company that had used the Internet at the Internet cafe is a manufacturer in 

Phuket. This company had started using the Internet for 1 2 years ago and spent 

less than 90 Baht (USD 2) per month. The company had had no computer in the 

office and would use the same Internet cafe because of the convenience of the 

location. 

4.2.2.1 Number of years using the Internet 

27.3% and 26% of 152 users had used the Internet for 2 3 years and 1 2 years, 

respectively. Only 11.3% had used the Internet over five years ago (Figure 1.6).   

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