The high-tech market research firm reports that these numbers represent a 36 percent growth in the number of ISPs and a 37 percent growth in revenues compared to 1999. More than half of all business revenues are generated from access. The migration of business activities to the Web has increased the importance of hosting, which now accounts for close to 30 percent of all business revenues.
Consumers are still unwilling to pay for value-added services.
Access subscriptions account for close to 70 percent of all consumer revenues. Consumer oriented ISPs are no longer relying on just one access technology, but are instead moving towards offering multiple access technologies, including wireless, DSL, and cable.