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Acute urban-rural divide in Internet penetration in India: Report

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New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Despite so much noise around the “Digital India” initiative, the urban-rural divide is actually more acute that it appears when it comes to Internet penetration across the country, a new report said on Tuesday.

While Internet penetration in urban India is at 64.84 per cent in December 2017 compared to 60.6 per cent in December 2016, the rural Internet penetration has grown only a little — from 18 per cent in 2016 to 20.26 per cent in December 2017.

“Even through the growth rate in rural India may seem higher, it is mainly due to low-base effect, given total Internet users in rural India are still critically low,” said the report titled “Internet in India 2017” released by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and market research firm IMRB Kantar.

An estimated 182.9 million urban users access Internet daily as compared to 98 million users in rural India.

Almost double the proportion of rural users access Internet less than a month in rural India as compared to urban India.

“The skewness of Internet is further proven by the fact that top nine cities account for 35 per cent of all urban Internet users. The smaller metros and non-metros have Internet penetration levels lower than the national average for rural India,” the report added.

India currently has estimated 481 million users — a growth of 11.34 per cent over December 2016. It is estimated that India will have around 500 million users by June 2018, the report noted.

The Internet usage pattern across the country is closely related to connectivity, quality of service, affordability and several such factors.

In urban India, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata are the top three cities that have the highest penetration, while Fatehpur, Jagdalpur and Imphal are on the bottom among the list of over 170 cities covered under the survey.

Urban India has witnessed a growth of 9.66 per cent from last December and is currently estimated to have around 295 million users by December 2017.

Rural India witnessed a growth of 14.11 per cent from last December and is estimated to have around 186 million Internet users by December 2017.

“Online communication remained the top activity among urban India Internet users whereas in rural India, entertainment is observed to be the most common purpose for accessing the Internet,” the report said.

Internet user market is still a male preserve in India, the report observed.

“There are estimated 143 million female Internet users overall, which is approximately 30 per cent of total Internet users,” it added.

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If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.

The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.

Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.

 

Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13 

Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.

If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.

Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)

Features of Apple iPhone 13 

The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.

The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.

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