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A slow Internet connection can cost real dollars, putting stress on your business. According to a recent poll in the U.K., businesses lose 38 hours worth of productivity per employee each year due to slow Internet access and IT downtime.
Think about the cost of that to your business. Assume each employee averages $15.00 per hour. At 38 hours lost per employee, that amounts to a $570 annual loss per employee. If your business has 20 employees, you’ve lost $11,400 annually.
And that just counts the lost employee time. It doesn’t include other costs of a slow Internet connection that put stress on your business, including the disruption to sales. For a calculation for lost revenue opportunities, see: Hidden Costs of a Slow Internet Connection.