Internet access service penetration rate

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Indicator

Indicator 9.c.1.1: Internet access penetration rate
Unit of measure

Percent, %
Method of computation
<p>Total number of subscribers with access to fixed or mobile broadband Internet, out of the total number of population with usual residence at the beginning of the reporting year or householders * 100. At the same time, when calculating the penetration reported for 100 subscribing households, legal entities were excluded.</p> <p>Subscriber = any individual or legal entity which has concluded a contract with a provider of electronic communication public services for provision of such services (Law on Electronic Communications, no. 241 of 15.11.2007); </p> <p>Broadband access = is defined according to Recommendation I.113 of the Standardization Sector of the International Telecommunications Union as “capacity of data transfer higher than the primary flow ISDN, at 2.0 Mbps”. </p> <p>Fixed Internet = access to Internet and services through a technological platform based on fixed access cable or radio network. Note: The indicator includes the subscribers from population and well as the subscribers - legal entities / organizations. In the case of calculating the penetration rate per 100 inhabitants, for the “Fixed Internet” indicator, a subscriber is equivalent to a connection to fixed Internet access services.</p>
Periodicity

Quarterly, annual
Data last updated Jul 15, 2026
Metadata last updated Jul 15, 2026

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 9.c.1.1: 9 .c.1.1 Internet access penetration rate
Target

Target 9.c: Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020
UN designated tier

1
Link to global metadata

https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-09-0c-01.pdf
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF)

Source 1

Data sources

Data from Internet providers are collected based on the quarterly report f.nr. CE-2, ”Fixed networks and services”, CE-3 “Mobile networks and services” developed and generalised by ANRCETI
Data producers

National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology
Data providers

National Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Information Technology
Institutional mandate

Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization
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