Lattelecom posts 23% rise in internet user base

Latvian telecommunications service provider Lattelecom's permanent internet users base has jumped by 23 percent during the first six months of this year, to 168,700 subscribers. Lattelecom has the largest number of customers in the Riga region and Jurmala, with over 77,800 subscribers. The number of internet subscriptions outside the Riga region has climbed by 19 percent year-on-year. The regions where the company registered the most significant increase in the number of users are Jekabpils and Talsi, where the internet subscriber base rose by 31 percent. The cities with the largest internet subscriber bases are Jelgava with over 10,000, followed by Daugavpils and Liepaja. The growth of Lattelecom's internet subscriber base outside the Riga region was mainly generated by extended computer availability, increased internet content quality, as well as the launch of the Lattelecom TV service.