The number of Internet subscribers in 2009 registered an increase of 43.4% with figures going up from 199,500 in 2008 to attain 286,000 in 2009, reports the latest issue of the Economic and Social Indicators on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) statistics.
This increase was due to a 70.8% hike in the number of mobile Internet subscribers, which rose from 104,800 in 2008 to 179,000 in 2009, while the number of fixed Internet subscribers went up by 13 % from 94,700 to 107,000 for the same period. The share of mobile Internet subscribers among the total Internet subscribers was 62.6% in 2009 in comparison to 52.5% in 2008. As for broadband Internet subscribers, i.e. those with an Internet connection of at least 128 kilobits per second, the figures soared by 61.7% to reach 254,350 against 157,320 in 2008.
The total number of mobile cellular subscribers went up by 5.2% to attain 1,086,700 in 2009 from 1,033,300 in 2008 resulting in a 4.7% increase in Mobidensity i.e. the number of mobile cellular phones per 100 inhabitants. Concerning households with fixed telephone, the percentage decreased from 77.4% in 2006 to 73.6% in 2008.
Data also show an increase in ICT access by households and individuals as well as on educational and work sites from 2006 to 2008. The percentage of households owning computer and having Internet access attained 29.9% and 20.2% respectively in 2008, compared to 24.2% and 16.6% in 2006. In 2008, 35.4% of persons aged 12 years and above reported using a computer and 21.8% using Internet, compared to 31% and 18% respectively in 2006.
As regards the education sector, at the end of March 2009, the percentage of primary schools providing Internet access to students for study purposes rose to 19.9% from 6 % in 2008 while the figure in secondary schools increased to 95.7% against 93.6% in 2008. Concerning ICT usage on work sites, in 2009, 92% of large establishments made use of Internet/email against 90.4% in 2008. The percentage of establishments having websites was 48.3% in 2009 compared to 43.9% in 2008.
In 2009, the contribution of the ICT sector to the Gross Domestic Product was 5.7% compared to 5.3% in 2008. The number of employees in large establishments expanded by 10%, totalling 12,360 in 2009 from 11,250 in 2008.
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