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Join on Telegram Rabat- The Internet penetration rate in households reached 50.4% in 2014, an increase of 5 points compared to 2013, said on Tuesday the National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANRT) in a statement.
The preferred mode of access to the Internet is the mobile connection used by nearly 36% of households, while only 5% of households have access to the internet via a fixed connection, said the Agency in its 11th annual national survey on Information Technology and Communication (ICT) concerning households and individuals in the year 2014.
9% of households with no internet access intend to get it during the next 12 months, choosing mainly a mobile connection, that is 63.4% of them, said the ANRT, adding that households which did not have internet access in 2014 explain it by the high cost of equipment (47.2%) and the lack of utility (46.7%).
The cost of internet service, according to these households, comes in 3rd position and has declined compared to 2013.
The ANRT said that Morocco included in 2014 nearly 17.3 millions of internet users, that is one million more that 2013, which stands for 56.8% of the Moroccan population.
