The number of internet users in Bangladesh increased by 1.1 million (11 lakh) in a single month to reach 93.1 million (9.31 crore) in March this year.
The figure is all-time high in the country, according to the latest statistics of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), reports BSS.
Mobile phone-based connection has contributed the highest with 87.3 million (8.73 crore) users to the tally followed by WiMAX 61,000 users while ISP and PSTN have 5.731 million (57.31 lakh) users, showed the statistics.
Industry insiders said the trend of internet penetration fell drastically in November and December last year, but the first month, January, of this year took a u-turn and continued upward growth.
They attributed the mobile number portability (MNP) initially which was launched in October last year for that down trend, as mobile phone users who have been holding multiple SIMs reached a decision of fixing the number of connection.
Moreover, the telecom regulator had imposed restrictions on mobile phone operators regarding the number and duration of internet packages which also contributed partially to the decline in internet users.
The internet users declined to 91.8 million (9.18 crore) and 91.3 million (9.13 crore) respectively in November and December of 2018.
Internet users soar by 1.1m in March
FE Team | Published: April 23, 2019 23:10:01
Internet users soar by 1.1m in March
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