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The number was nearly 65 million in 2008. Estimated According to the data from mobile businesses that
on the basis that mobile gadgets are generally used by started to be used in July 2009 and having provided
people over 9, the proportion of mobile penetration is 3G services for four years by the first quarter of 2013,
strikingly %107,3. the number of the Internet subscribers on mobile
computers and mobile phones has increased by %1,6
By the first quarter of 2013, there is 13 million and reached 12 million 358 thousand. In that period,
563 thousand fixed telephone subscribers in Turkey. total amount of Internet use has increased by %12
While there were nearly 6 million broadband Internet compared to the former quarter.
subscribers in 2008, in the first quarter of 2013, there
are 20,3 million broadband Internet subscribers. In the first quarter of 2013, total amount of fixed
broadband Internet use has been recorded as 677
Upon looking at the talking graphic, one can see a thousand 682 TBytes. Nearly %90 of the use was about
table similar to European level. In the first quarter of downloading while %10 was about uploading.
2013, with the average 288 minutes of monthly use,
Turkey is the most frequently talking country on the It is obvious that nearly %78 of fixed broadband
phone compared to European countries. In the first subscribers prefer packages providing up to 8Mbyte/
quarter of 2013, monthly average use of fixed phones sec. By the first quarter of 2013, nearly %90 of the fixed
per subscriber is 188 minutes. broadband Internet subscribers consists of individuals
while the rest %10 consists of corporate bodies.
According to BTK data, by the first quarter of 2013,
there are 67 million 907 thousand mobile subscribers. SECURE INTERNET SERVICE
Started to be provided in July 2009, 3G services has HAS SET AN EXAMPLE FOR THE WORLD
reached 43 million 874 thousand subscribers by March
2013. In the first quarter of 2013, total amount of mobile BTK has realised a series of regulations as to
Internet use has been 24 thousand 233 TByte. the protection of consumer rights in electronic
communication sector. While the efforts towards
In the first three-months-period of 2013, nearly Secure Internet Services are going on, it has been
%60,9 of mobile subscribers are prepaid, while in the enabled for the businesses whose subscribers are
last year post paid subscribers has gone from %36,4 to 200 thousands and over to conduct the subscription
%39,1. transaction through SMS.

In the first quarter of 2013, total volume of mobile Important regulations on the rights of the disabled
traffic has totalled 42,92 billion minutes. Compared to have been completed. It has been decided that
the same period of the last year, the first quarter of 2013 changes in tariffs and service providing conditions are
has increased the traffic information by %9,81. sent via SMS or voice message upon demand; voice
location statement is provided, free information of
RECORD BOOST IN THE NUMBER "The person you have called is hearing-impaired" upon
OF INTERNET SUBSCRIBERS the demand of the subscriber is provided; SMS package
independent from the voice service is provided.
Total number of broadband Internet subscribers Likewise, the visually-handicapped citizens are also
was 6 million in 2008. In four years, with an increase informed through alternative methods.
more than 3,5 times in the first quarter of 2013, it has
exceeded 20,3 millions.

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