Broadband

In 2024, 92.1% of households in Bulgaria have internet access, according to the National Statistical Institute (NSI). This marks an increase of 3.6 percentage points compared to the previous year. Urban households have a higher internet penetration rate of 94.7%, while in rural areas, it stands at 84.3%.

The number of mobile phone subscribers in Türkiye is expected to reach 99.7 million in 2027, surpassing the population of 179 countries, according to projections by the government.

The subscriptions are forecast to hit 95 million at the end of 2024 and to rise to 96.5 million next year.

A package of specific measures to reduce the monthly cost of fast Internet tariffs by up to €10 are being promoted by the government and the Ministry of Digital Governance, aiming to accelerate the growth prospects opened up by the transition to the digital era.

The subsidy for broadband connections through the new Gigabit Voucher platform, which gives out €200 discount vouchers, has been launched.

Despite the fact that all Greek schools, as public services, have access to the internet, it is not the same everywhere, due to the country's geography, which includes hundreds of islands and many mountainous areas.

PPC is stepping up to the challenge in the telecommunications market. According to sources from newmoney, it plans to launch a consumer product for fiber optic before the end of the year at highly competitive prices, aiming to aggressively enter the market and gain market share.

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu has declared that the Turkish government is contemplating bandwidth throttling measures against X, formerly Twitter, due to its failure to appoint a representative in Türkiye.

Türkiye has ranked second in Europe in fiber-optic cable infrastructure, with 18 million households subscribing to fiber, while France takes the lead, according to a report by the FTTH Council Europe.

Telecommunications firm OTE appears to have undertaken an initiative that will serve to increase the penetration of fiber-optic internet connections to the home (FTTH), having submitted the relevant proposal for approval to the National Telecommunications & Posts Commission (EETT).

Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou said on Wednesday that 2024 will be a year in which procedures related to the services for citizens and businesses in their transactions with the state will be further simplified.