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 Canada's Capital Region is the fourth largest metropolitan area in Canada, with a population of just over one million people. The Ottawa region the highest percentage of Internet users in Canada. This can be attributed to the area residents' high level of education and the impressive number and variety of government and private research institutions, as well as a large number of high-technology and other businesses that require a highly connected labour force.
The region was also the location of Canada's first FreeNet site, and is today the second-largest in the world, with more than 60,000 subscribers.
The Ottawa region also has a strong Internet-access sector, with almost 30 local Internet service providers. The proportion of local households with a personal computer was 56 per cent in 1997, the highest of any city in Canada.
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