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Interned speed in Algeria is one of the slowest in the world with 200-270 kb/s and Over 5 million people in the North African country of Algeria use the Internet, but this constitutes less than one-sixth of the population. The sector was described as underdeveloped in 2007. Government regulations permit controls on Internet access and monitoring of content. The main service provider is Algérie Télécom, which introduced an LTE network in 2014. ==Internet penetration and ISPs== Over the past decade, the number of Internet users in Algeria has greatly increased, from 150,000 users in 2006 to approximately 5,230,000 in 2012. At the same time, the penetration rate is low, at 14% of the population.〔http://www.internetworldstats.com/africa.htm#dz〕 According to a 2007 UN Development Programme survey that covered the Maghreb, this is due to still high costs of computers and Internet connectivity and a lack of interesting Web content. The internet service providers in Algeria complain of their sector's underdevelopment and blame Algerian authorities for not encouraging the development of the IT sector. During a September 2007 forum in Algiers, they specifically complained that Algeria lagged behind other North African countries in number of domain names registered (at the time Algeria had 5,000, compared to Tunisia’s 16,000), that ADSL subscription was low, and that many state institutions do not have websites. To improve the information and communications technology penetration rate, the government has started a number of initiatives, including its approval in January 2008 of a €100 million plan to implement Internet networks in every high school in the country. Algeria’s main operator of Internet services and fixed and mobile telephone services is Algérie Télécom. The company has been slated for privatization, but the process has been repeatedly delayed. The firm’s chief executive said in 2008 that the company will be ready for privatization by 2011. The number of Internet cafés in Algeria has jumped from 100 in 2000 to more than 5,000 in 2008. Chatting and searching for job opportunities online are among the popular activities in Internet cafés in Algeria. Algérie Télécom launched an LTE network in 2014, making Algeria the first country in North Africa to have such a network. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Internet in Algeria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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