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The number of mobile phone subscribers in Turkey increased to 83.5 million as of the first quarter of 2021, rising from 82.1 million at the end of 2020, data from the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) have shown.

The mobile subscriber penetration rate also climbed from 99 percent in 2020 to almost 100 percent as of the end of March.

Now, the girls, Ana and Dana, get their schooling through the cracked screen of Birca's mobile phone. The family does not own a computer, nor does it have Wifi at home.

Turks spend on average some two hours and 48 minutes on social media on a daily basis, while the time they remain glued to the tube is two hours and 44 minutes, according to a study jointly carried out by the Association for Mobile Communication Devices and Information Technologies Businessmen (MOBİSAD) and Istanbul University.

The number of mobile subscribers in Turkey increased to 82.9 million as of the third quarter of 2019, rising from 80.1 million at the end of 2018, data from the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK) have shown.

The mobile subscriber penetration rate also climbed to 101.1 percent as of end-September from 99 percent in 2018.

570 drivers were sanctioned for misuse of mobile phones in the latest operation to prevent the illegal use of mobile devices while driving, the press center of the Ministry of Interior announced.

The operation was organized by the European Network of Traffic Police Forces - TISPOL and took place in the week of 16-22 September.

The number of the Internet users in China reached 854 million by June 2019, with an accessibility rate of 61.2%, according to data from a China Internet Development Report released on Friday.

The National Revenue Agency has announced telephone numbers that can be used for information about leaked personal data.

To use the services of the NRA Information Center from abroad, you need to dial the number (+359/2) 9859 6801.

"Phones are for connecting" Pope Francis told an enthusiastic Paul VI Hall full of students: "life is for communicating!", quoted by Vatican News.

The girls and boys, accompanied by family members and teachers of Rome's Visconti High School clapped loudly when the Pope turned his attention to their ever-present digital devices.

The Greek cell phone market looks set to post a recovery this year, as a study conducted by the Athens University for Economics and Business for the association of mobile telephony companies (EEKT) pointed to a 1.4 percent increase in revenues from cell services in 2017 against last year.

The recovery is projected to continue in 2018, when a further rise of 1.9 percent is expected.