Some 43% of adults who currently do not have internet access would remain disconnected even if they were given a free PC and broadband connection.

The statistic, part of research conducted by regulator Ofcom will make depressing reading for some.

But it is not all bad news. Ofcom's survey found that one in five adults who don't have the internet plan to go online in the next six months.

This could all change of course, with the Government's pledge to ensure that there is broadband available for everybody..... at a price!