Members of the community do not normally employ information and communication technologies in their daily lives. Most social communication is paper based and/or oral.

Information and communication technologies (telephones, fax machines, pagers, computers) are used to a limited degree by some members of the community.

Public telephones are available in some parts of the community and are used regularly by many community members.

Personal computers with e-mail capability are made publicly available by some businesses, but most users are from outside the community (e.g. tourists and visiting businesspeople).

Public telephones may be found in most parts of the community and are heavily used.

Some members of the community have Internet access at home.

Growing numbers of community members use telecenters, cybercafes and other businesses that offer computer use and online services to the public for a fee.

Many members of the community use information and communication technologies (wireless phones, digital assistants, pagers, personal computers) to assist in their personal lives.

Many members of the community use information and communication technologies for household commerce (online shopping, banking, investing) and for a variety of social and commercial interactions with other people (including bartering, consumer-to-consumer trade, online chat).

Citizens without access through home, school or work use a variety of public and private Internet access options, including online cafes and community centers.