Table 9
Percentage of schools by type of Internet connection, province and territory, 2003/04
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| Dial-up access | High-speed line (ISDN/DSL) | Optical fibre | Cable modem | T1 line | Fixed wireless | Satellite connection | Total broadband technologies | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of schools | ||||||||
| Canada | 8.6 | 31.6 | 22.8 | 15.3 | 11.6 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 85.8 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 15.7 | 37.4 | 19.2 | 19.9 | x | x | 16.0 | 89.1 |
| Prince Edward Island | x | 16.1* | 18.1* | 14.9* | 27.1 | x | x | 69.0 |
| Nova Scotia | x | 50.5 | 1.9* | 13.1 | 31.6 | 2.2* | x | 92.9 |
| New Brunswick | 3.6 | 26.5 | 66.7 | x | 4.1 | x | x | 95.4 |
| Quebec | 12.0 | 21.6 | 47.0 | 12.0 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 87.1 |
| Ontario | 6.3 | 28.0 | 23.4 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 82.5 |
| Manitoba | 17.3 | 35.6 | 5.2* | 7.5 | 7.0 | 25.7 | 14.6 | 86.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 7.1 | 58.5 | 9.3 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 12.2 | 92.2 |
| Alberta | 11.1 | 33.0 | 11.7 | 23.7 | 6.2 | 13.8 | 4.7 | 85.3 |
| British Columbia | 6.4 | 38.4 | 6.2 | 22.5 | 17.2 | 7.4 | 2.4* | 87.4 |
| Yukon | x | 65.2 | x | 26.1 | x | x | x | 100.0 |
| Northwest Territories | x | 29.4 | x | x | x | x | 17.6* | 70.6 |
| Nunavut | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 50.0* |
| Note: Estimates may not sum to 100% since schools may have more than one type of Internet connection. Estimates for ‘unknown connectiontype’ not shown. * Lower reliability estimates due to sample size. x Suppressed to meet confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act. |
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