Pakistan ranked number one for provision of most affordable telecom services

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MG News | March 25, 2019 at 10:21 AM GMT+05:00

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March 25, 2019: Pakistan has been ranked number one for the provision of most affordable telecom services among 139 countries in World Economic Forum’s Network Readiness Index Report.

Meanwhile, Competitiveness Index Report of World Economic Forum has also ranked Pakistan above India, Bangladesh and Iran in terms of availability of latest technologies and internet bandwidth.

It is pertinent to mention that World Economic Forum is regarded as one of the most reputed, credible and authentic source of information globally.

Pakistan’s average price per one Gigabyte internet data is the second lowest in the Asia Pacific region ahead of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Iran, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Pakistan has been ranked number one for the provision of most affordable telecom services among 139 countries in World Economic Forum’s Network Readiness Index Report.

Meanwhile, Competitiveness Index Report of World Economic Forum has also ranked Pakistan above India, Bangladesh and Iran in terms of availability of latest technologies and internet bandwidth.

It is pertinent to mention that World Economic Forum is regarded as one of the most reputed, credible and authentic source of information globally.

Pakistan’s average price per one Gigabyte internet data is the second lowest in the Asia Pacific region ahead of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Iran, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Malaysia and Indonesia.

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