Iran Third in Worldwide Broadband Price Comparison

Iran has the third cheapest broadband Internet services worldwide while it is ranked 145th in terms of average speed, UK-based broadband comparison site Cable reported.
After Ukraine and Sri Lanka, Iran is the third country with the cheapest Internet services around the globe.
Published on cable.co.uk, the report said while Internet services are relatively slow (512Kbps to 16Mbps) in Iran, the country has a growing landline Internet services marketplace, with providers such as Shatel and Pishgaman competing to offer some of the cheapest connectivity in the world.
The report says that the average cost of broadband services in Iran is $8.2 per month. The average cost was $3.86 last year, indicating an 89% year-on-year price increase. Last year Iran was ranked as the top country with the cheapest broadband Internet service.