Angola’s Internet Population Surpasses 6 Million  

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Angola’s National Director of Telecommunications and Information Technology, Matias Borges has said the country now boasts of over 6.8 million internet users.

Borges said 6,857,062 users of internet services have been registered in all parts of the country, noting that 22,000 km of fiber optic has been installed in 18 provinces, CGTN reports.

The country plans to continue developing telecommunications and communication infrastructure to help promote good governance, state reform, and modernization of the public administration, Gorges said.

He said, “The goal is to enable the entire population to benefit from the advantages of telecommunications, even those people who live in the most remote areas of the country.”

The director added that Angola plans to increase broadband capacity with the construction of a national network with 5.767 million km of fiber and to repair 1.553 million km of cables.