The Bulgarian internet population now reaches 1 800 000 people who account for 24% of the country’s population. The share of internet users has increased by some 50% since last year and the trend continues, fueled by ISPs who now offer faster and cheaper internet access. 2005 marks the shift from dial-up connections (2/3 of connections in 2004) to high-speed LANs and cable networks (2/3 of connections in 2005).
A significant event in Bulgarian internet in 2005 is the massive expansion of ADSL connections. The number of ADSL connections jumped from 10 000 in June 2004 to around 170 000 connections in the middle of year 2005 or 10% of the current internet connections. Currently the only ADSL provider is Bulgaria Telecom (http://www.btc.bg/en/).
Wireless internet is still going nowhere. The main reasons for that are lower quality of the service, compared to other types of access and also the small number of laptops. Other concerns are control of access to those connections and......
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