May 26: In Nepal, 87.19 per cent of the population has access to internet, the state-owned national news agency RSS reported.    
According to the data unveiled by Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA), over 26.35 million population is connected to internet facility as of mid-May. NTA said it registered over 936,000 new users in the month of Falgun (mid-February to mid-March). It means 87.19 per cent population have access to internet as of Fagun end (March 13).    
The report was prepared on the basis of population projection (2011-2030) and it assumes the current population of Nepal to be 29.87 million.    
The number of people using the internet through mobile devices is the highest, making up 64.08 per cent of the total number of users. Likewise, 11.56 million population have access to 3G internet and the customers of Nepal Telecom are the largest contributors as their number is 9.94 million followed by 2.47 million of Ncell users.    
This number was 11.35 million in the month of Magh (mid-January to mid-February), which increased by 200,000 in Falgun (mid-February to mid-March).    
Similarly, the number of 4G users has reached 7.66 million. Three telecommunications companies have launched the 4G services and the users of Ncell make up the highest portion (4.85 million).    
The number of 4G users was 4.32 million in the month of Magh (mid-January to mid-February).    
The data shows that the number of state-owned Nepal Telecom  service users (4G ) has reached 2.58 million and their number in the month of Falgun (mid-February to mid-March) went up by 44,570 compared to the previous month.    
Similarly, the number of 4G service users of Smart Telecom has reached 223,145.    
The contribution of fixed broadband is 22.35 per cent (812,000) and FTTH (Fiber to the Home) is over 5,945,000, RSS further reported citing the NTA.