04.25.2004
Eric Lin recently wrote for The Feature about an In-Stat/MDR survey that allays some of the previous article’s concerns:
What In-Stat found critical was that there is no significant demographic difference between data users and voice-only users. Since usage is no longer predictable by income or other factors, the report declares it has officially reached the mainstream. The report even goes on to say that ethnic minorities actually report higher than average data consumption. If the data show no evidence of the “digital divide,” cellular data could actually the great equalizer that the internet was supposed to be.
update: eric lin has confirmed via email that this study referred to data usage in general, not necessarily text messaging, which are two different behaviors. So this may not be applicable to the Idol problem.
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