Moldovans pay twice more for internet access than in other European and Central Asian (ECA) countries. At the same time, the costs for mobile telephony services are 70% higher than the average in the regions, according to a World Bank study.
In Moldova, internet access is four times lower compared with the average figure in ECA region, while access to mobile telephone is almost twice of the average in the region.
WB experts say that these figures appeal to increasing competition in the telecommunication sector both for fixed and mobile services, including broadband access.
At the same time, the report places Moldova among the countries with an average development level of IT&C technology use, near Belarus and Russia. In fact, most of the countries in the region enjoyed exceptional growths on the mobile telephony market, so that a number of countries have more subscribers than inhabitants.
In Moldova, the penetration rate of broad band internet access per 100 inhabitants was of 4.63%, after the third quarter. The penetration rate of mobile telephony services per 100 inhabitances grew to 76%.
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