Kyrgyzstan has cheapest mobile Internet: report

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Bishkek, Dec. 8, 2021 . / Kabar /. Kyrgyzstan has the fastest Internet in Central Asia according to the ranking of the British analytical resource Cable, the press service of the Ministry of Digital Development of the republic said.

In addition, Kyrgyzstan ranks second out of 230 countries in the lowest cost of mobile Internet according to the above-mentioned resource (https://nonews.co/directory/lists/countries/average-price-mobile-internet).

Internet access services have been provided in the Kyrgyz Republic for 20 years. To date, more than 5.7 million residents of the country are active Internet users, which is almost 85% of the population. For 202, the average retail cost of 1 GB of mobile data Internet in pre-paid package is $0.15 (the cheapest traffic in the country is $0.10).

Thanks to the country's evolving digitalization and the measures taken during the COVID pandemic, such as distance education, remote work, online meetings and more, the number of Internet users has increased significantly. According to data from telecom operators' reports (data as of the end of the third quarter of 2021), the number of data users is 5,788,546.

Today, there is a widespread growth in demand and opportunities for the use of mobile technology in the country.

This has led to the transformation of traditional communication services. In particular, in recent years, there has been a reduction in the volume of voice, SMS and MMS traffic and an increased demand for alternative communication tools such as WhatsApp, Telegram, etc.

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