The consumer Internet market has seen rapid growth over the last 5 years, however it is beginning to slow. There are only a finite number of households that will continue to come online over the next 5 years.

Households that are online still tend to be younger, better educated, and have a higher income than those households that don't have Internet access. No matter the demographics of the online household, they most likely will still be using dial-up access in the year 2005. Cahners In-Stat forecasts that by the year 2005 dial-up would still remain the dominant form of Internet access.

This report examines the consumer ISP market. It forecasts the percent of homes with access and how they will be accessing the Internet through the year 2005. This report also gives market share for the consumer ISPs and examines the consumers' relationship with their service provider.