The internet price has been reduced in Afghanistan from nine afghanis per one GB data to 6.5 afghanis, but the rate is still 34 times higher as compared to India and seven times compared to Pakistan.
Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministry spokesman Hamid Poya told Pajhwok Afghan News that Afghanistan purchased the internet from Pakistan and Kazakhstan and then sold to telecom companies.
He said previously the telecom firms offered one GB data to customers for nine afghanis, but the rate had been reduced to 6.5 afghanis.
Poya said telecom companies had promised to further cut the internet price, but the promise remained unfulfilled. However, Afghan Wireless and Salaam network had somehow reduced the internet price.
“We are not happy with services offered by the telecom companies. They should offer internet at affordable and cheap rate,” he said, adding the government was ready to reduce the internet price if the telecom firms did so.
The price of monthly 10GB internet data is 1,099 afs, MTN 6.8GB internet data 725 afs, Etisalat10GB internet data 999 afs and Afghan Wirless offers 4GB at the cost of 800 afs.
