Issues in internet adoption: a study among Sri Lankan rural communities

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Issues in internet adoption: a study among Sri Lankan rural communities

Internet user percentage in Sri Lanka has lingered at a mere 13.1% in 2011 according to an Annual report by Department of Census and Statistics in Sri Lanka. The aim of this paper is to identify the issues hindering rural internet adoption in Sri Lanka. This paper will report results of descriptive...

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Main Authors:	Galagedarage Thushari Madhubhashini, Ali Salman, Wan Amizah Wan Mahmud, Fauziah Ahmad
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Journal of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2013
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7919/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7919/1/035-045.pdf

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