By the end of 2023, about 1.09 billion Chinese residents were online (roughly 77.5% of the population), with over 99% of users accessing the net via mobile phones. China’s three major Internet Service Providers are China Telecom (state-owned, dominant in southern China), China Unicom (state-owned, dominant in northern regions), and China Mobile (the largest mobile…
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An internet connection had been established in Syria by 1997, but public access began only around 2000. The Syrian Telecommunications Establishment (STE) operated as the principal gateway, and by July 1998 about 35 government agencies were online. ADSL broadband was introduced in 2003. In 2000 there were about 30,000 online users, roughly 0.2% of the…
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