87.19% of Nepal’s population has access to internet: NTA
Kathmandu, May 26: In Nepal, 87.19% of the population has access to internet, according to the data revealed by Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA).
According to the data (till the first eight months of the current fiscal year), over 26.35 million population is connected to internet facility and it registered over 936 thousand new users in the month from mid-February to mid-March compared to the previous months.
The report was prepared being based in the population projection for 2011-2030 and it assumes the current total population of Nepal to be at 29.87 million. The number of people using the internet through mobile devices is the highest, making up 64.08 per cent of the total number of users. Likewise, 11.56 million population have access to 3G internet and the customers of Nepal Telecom are the largest contributors. Their number stands at 9.94 million followed by 2.47 million of Ncell users.
Similarly, the number of 4G users has reached 7.66 million. Three telecommunications companies have launched the 4G services and the users of Ncell were found to be the highest at 4.85 million users.
The data shows that the number of state-owned Nepal Telecom 4G service users has reached 2.58 million.
The number of fixed broadband users stands at 812,000 and FTTH (Fiber to the Home) is over 5,945,000.
(With inputs from agencies)
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