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92% of Brits to keep broadband despite squeeze

Magazines first to go

4 August 2008 12:43 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott

92% of Brits want to keep their internet connection despite the financial squeeze because it is so vital to their lives, a poll for ISP Plusnet has revealed.

30% of UK residents with broadband would rather give up their magazine subscriptions, cigarettes and alcohol than their internet connectivity with that 30% getting news on their computers for free rather than spending out.

In fact, only 3% of the 15.3 million broadband subscribers in Britain are planning to give up their connection to economise, an indication of how important broadband has become to the nation says Plusnet, who is offering a new £16.99 a month package for those on a budget.

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