Internet Access Quarterly Update for the United Kingdom, Discontinued 2014

A discontinued quarterly statistical publication from the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) on internet access. The last edition was published on 14 May 2014, covering Q1 2014. The series was ended following the ONS Consultation on Statistical Products in 2013.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical trends in UK internet user adoption based on the quarterly update series.
• Study the impact of policy changes on internet access metrics before the series' discontinuation.
• Benchmark early 2010s internet penetration rates using official national statistics.

Strengths

• Produced by the Office for National Statistics, a designated National Statistics authority.
• Covers a specific quarterly period (Q1 2014) for its final release.

Limitations

• Publication was discontinued in 2014, making the data historical and not current.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which limits suitability assessment.
• The data is presented in HTML format, which may complicate automated analysis.

Provenance

Source

Office for National Statistics (UK)

Collection Method

Likely gathered via official surveys or administrative sources, as indicated by its National Statistics designation.

Time Range

Up to Q1 2014

Freshness

Data is historical; the series ended with the Q1 2014 update published on 14 May 2014.

Geography

United Kingdom