60% of people who work from home say they have a patchy internet connection, which makes them less productive when working from home when compared to working in the office. Half of workers questioned feel embarrassed by their patchy internet while on work calls and 44% strongly agree they could do their job better with reliable steady Wi-Fi, and one in five say having patchy internet connections has impacted their career progression because they’ve been unable to contribute adequately to important meetings, according to a new survey by Rebel Internet.
64% admit to wasting up to 30 minutes a day and 85% up to 60 minutes a day due to dodgy Wi-Fi issues, highlighting the extent of the problem, it is estimated this lost time costs the UK economy a shocking £7.8bn every year.
As of April 1, millions of UK households were hit with a stealth ‘broadband tax’, totalling over £377million in 2023 alone, as the Big Broadband providers inflicted a 14.4% price hike. The average household will now have to pay an extra £78 next year – £1,500 over the life of their tenure (7.5 years on average) – because of annual price hike clauses baked into contracts.
