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Mumbai - Today India is at number five in terms of providing cheap internet services, but only 2 years ago the cheapest internet in the world was in India only. The cost of data in India has almost doubled between 2020 and 2022. In 2020, 1 GB data was 7 rupees, but in 2022 it became about 14 rupees. Internet prices in the country had come down sharply after 2016, but now all telecom companies are increasing data tariffs. The Worldwide Mobile Data Pricing Report releases a list of 223 countries around the world every year and in this report, it has been found the average price of 1 GB data in these countries. According to the 2020 report, the cheapest internet in the world was in India. At that time the average price of 1 GB data in the country was Rs 7.31. But according to the report of 2022, the average price of 1 GB data in India has increased to Rs 13.81.

Israel provided cheapest internet in 2022

Telecom companies have been continuously talking about increasing data tariffs citing spectrum charges and other expenses. If India's data prices are compared with those countries which are in the list of cheap internet, then the logic of telecom companies does not seem right. In 2020, Israel was at number two in terms of cheap internet. At that time the average price of 1 GB data there was Rs 8.94. In 2022 the cheapest internet in the world was in Israel. The average cost of 1 GB data is Rs 3.25. That is, the cost of data in Israel has come down to less than half. Another example is from Italy. In 2020, Italy was ranked fourth in terms of cheap internet. There the cost of 1 GB data was Rs 34.93. In 2022 Italy ranks second in cheap internet. Now the average cost of 1 GB data there is Rs 9.75. That means the prices have come down by 72%.