Before a person moves to a new nation to live, they will have many things to consider, such as the quality of life, the quality of property and their ability to live a lifestyle that at least mirrors that they experienced back home.
But Australian businesses have been warned they could be harming the nation's prospects of attracting new overseas immigrants, with a lack of free Wi-Fi in outlets, eateries and bars being a problem.
In other countries around the world, free Wi-Fi is a standard that customers see almost everywhere with a range of hotspots on offer. However, in Australia, while 80 per cent admit that their customers expect them to provide free Wi-Fi, only some 43 per cent actually do so, according to a Time Warner Cable-commissioned survey.
Satya Parimi, a vice president with Time Warner Cable's division that provides communications services to businesses, said: "We were surprised by the results of the survey.
"They just don't want to take on situations where things could go wrong."
Posted by Craig Francis
But Australian businesses have been warned they could be harming the nation's prospects of attracting new overseas immigrants, with a lack of free Wi-Fi in outlets, eateries and bars being a problem.
In other countries around the world, free Wi-Fi is a standard that customers see almost everywhere with a range of hotspots on offer. However, in Australia, while 80 per cent admit that their customers expect them to provide free Wi-Fi, only some 43 per cent actually do so, according to a Time Warner Cable-commissioned survey.
Satya Parimi, a vice president with Time Warner Cable's division that provides communications services to businesses, said: "We were surprised by the results of the survey.
"They just don't want to take on situations where things could go wrong."
Posted by Craig Francis
