FACTORS AFFECTING DEMAND FOR INTERNET ACCESS IN SAUDI ARABIA

Hisham Jameel Bardesi ()
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Hisham Jameel Bardesi: King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia

Eurasian Journal of Business and Management, 2016, vol. 4, issue 3, 29-38

Abstract: As internet use in Saudi Arabia are dramatically increasing, a powerful demand is being laid down on internet service purpose where this paper aims at identifying major factors that influence these demand pertaining to internet services. Within a selected theoretical model, such multiple factors are being conceptualized and interrelated. Using time series data, the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) technique is employed to analyze the relationships. The results of the model indicated clearly that using the internet in Saudi Arabia is influenced most strongly by the number of educated people, the number of mobile subscribers, income, the number of fixed lines, and employment level. The results also suggest that demographic factors have a significant impact on the demand for internet, specifically, the number of educated people and levels of employment. This paper concludes with a recommendation on increasing the level of understanding of those the factors affecting practitioners who plan and promote new forms of internet services in the current competitive market.

Keywords: Internet Access; Internet Demand; Demographic Factors; OLS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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