telecommuting

Working from home using a telephone, fax, and modem, and the Internet to keep in touch with the office of the employing company. In the late 1990s, it was estimated that 11 million US workers and 1.9 million British workers were telecommuters.

Most telecommuters are self-employed, or sales people spending much of their time on the road. However, the number of part-time telecommuters, for example working one day per week at home, is growing.