BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 6
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
The number of Internet and mobile phone subscribers continues to grow in Georgia, Trend reports with reference to Georgian media outlets.
Meanwhile, high prices for services, lack of proper infrastructure and low internet speed remain barriers for access.
However, internet access in Georgia continued to grow, and approximately 69.6 percent of households gained access to it in 2018.
In 2018, 54 percent of the population used internet daily, with the most active users in Tbilisi.
The mobile penetration rate has grown significantly in recent years and amounted to 133.4 percent. The number of mobile phones significantly exceeds the number of landlines, and reception is possible throughout the country, including rural areas. Since 2015, 4G LTE internet access has become available for Georgian users.
All three mobile operators - Geocell, MagtiCom and Veon Georgia (formerly Mobitel), which are privately owned, offer mobile Internet service. MagtiCom and Silknet together control 70 percent of the mobile Internet market.
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