Mapping the patterns of wireless village internet service usage among rural communities
This study attempts to determine the patterns of Wireless Village Internet services among rural communities in Malaysia. This quantitative study used a developed questionnaire as the main data-collection instrument. A total of 400 villagers from the four districts in Malaysia were selected as the re...
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| author | Omar, Siti Zobidah Bolong, Jusang Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril |
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| description | This study attempts to determine the patterns of Wireless Village Internet services among rural communities in Malaysia. This quantitative study used a developed questionnaire as the main data-collection instrument. A total of 400 villagers from the four districts in Malaysia were selected as the respondents. The analysis reveals that most of the respondents are new users of the service; however, most of them are considered heavy users. Understandably, the respondents use wireless village services for three main purposes, namely web surfing, seeking the latest information (politics, crime, sports, current issues) and social media. A number of discussion points are highlighted and it is hoped that this will act as a basis for strategy development among concerned parties so as to further enhance the quality of wireless village services. |
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| spelling | upm-566432017-08-04T01:35:01Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56643/ Mapping the patterns of wireless village internet service usage among rural communities Omar, Siti Zobidah Bolong, Jusang Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril This study attempts to determine the patterns of Wireless Village Internet services among rural communities in Malaysia. This quantitative study used a developed questionnaire as the main data-collection instrument. A total of 400 villagers from the four districts in Malaysia were selected as the respondents. The analysis reveals that most of the respondents are new users of the service; however, most of them are considered heavy users. Understandably, the respondents use wireless village services for three main purposes, namely web surfing, seeking the latest information (politics, crime, sports, current issues) and social media. A number of discussion points are highlighted and it is hoped that this will act as a basis for strategy development among concerned parties so as to further enhance the quality of wireless village services. Medwell Journals 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56643/1/Mapping%20the%20patterns%20of%20wireless%20village%20internet%20service%20usage%20among%20rural%20communities.pdf Omar, Siti Zobidah and Bolong, Jusang and Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva and Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril (2016) Mapping the patterns of wireless village internet service usage among rural communities. The Social Sciences, 11 (3). pp. 174-178. ISSN 1818-5800; ESSN: 1993-6125 https://www.medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=sscience.2016.174.178 10.3923/sscience.2016.174.178 |
| spellingShingle | Omar, Siti Zobidah Bolong, Jusang Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Mapping the patterns of wireless village internet service usage among rural communities |
| title | Mapping the patterns of wireless village internet service usage among rural communities |
| title_full | Mapping the patterns of wireless village internet service usage among rural communities |
| title_fullStr | Mapping the patterns of wireless village internet service usage among rural communities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mapping the patterns of wireless village internet service usage among rural communities |
| title_short | Mapping the patterns of wireless village internet service usage among rural communities |
| title_sort | mapping the patterns of wireless village internet service usage among rural communities |
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