17 May 2011
Luanda — Almost two million Angolan citizens are using mobile phone internet, giving up the available fixed network service, affirmed Tuesday, here, the vice minister for elecommunications, Aristides Safeca, on the sidelines of the Angolan Forum on Telecommunications and Information Technologies (Angotic/2011).
According to the government official, this number represents 20 percent of almost eight million mobile phone users.
Aristides Safeca said that the government is working toward reducing people using mobile phone internet and improve broad band service quality for these users.
Angotic/2011 is being held under the International Day of Telecommunications and Information Society (celebrated Tuesday, 17 May), aiming at fomenting actions for telecommunication, information and communication usage.
The purpose is also contributing to digital inclusion of the citizens, as well as of the Angolan socio-economic development.
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Mobile Internet Users Reach Two Million