Six mobile phone companies and two Wimax operators are mainly rolling out across the country by offering different kinds of internet package, thinking the demand of the people.
“The penetration will go up rapidly after introduction of 3G (third generation) technology,” an expert said.
Currently, telecom operator Grameenphone is leading the sector with 10 million internet subscribers followed by Banglalink 9.7 million, Robi 4.4 million, Airtel 2.8 million, Citycell 0.3 million and Teletalk 0.255 million.
Besides, internet service providers (ISPs) and PSTN (public switched telephone network) operators have around 1.22 million users while two wimax operators-Banglalion and Qubee- have 0.49 million internet connectivity.
