Internet users fell for first time in 2yrs
The mobile phone operators collectively lost 6.48 lakh active internet connections in November, the first decline in two years.
At the end of November, active internet connections fell to 9.18 crore from 9.24 crore in October, according to a report of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission published yesterday.
“We have been observing an overall downtrend in recent times. Data consumption also declined,” said Shahed Alam, head of corporate and regulatory affairs at Robi.
Of the internet users, the number of mobile internet connections was 8.62 crore, broadband connections 57.35 lakh and WiMax connections 61,000, the report showed.
A senior executive of another mobile phone operator said people had been very shaky about using data in the last two months, so data consumption had declined.
The number of active internet connections might be much lower in December's report.
A number of executives say ahead of the 11th general elections scheduled on Sunday people have been using less data and making less voice calls compared to previous months in order to avoid trouble.
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