Mobile Statistics Mobile phones are the most pervasive tool in Africa and Malawi is of no exception. There are approximately 5 143 911 mobile phone subscribers in Malawi as of the year 2014. Mobile telephony and the internet statistics in Malawi 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 M o b i l e 2 374 513 subscribers 3 037 469 3 878 260 4 646 989 5 143 911 F i x e d 11 133 subscribers 160 108 173 481 227 295 123 083 M o b i l e 23.1 penetration 28.7 33.2 33.6 38.3 F i x e d 1.2 penetration 1.3 1.36 1.5 1.5 I n t e r n e t 305 000 subscribers 450 000 630 000 870 000 934 000 I n t e r n e t 2.26% penetration 3.33% 4.5% 5.7% 6.7 % Internet coverage can be illustrated on Fig 2.3 below: Internet service providers in Malawi • Sky band ISP has approximately 65% internet coverage within 15km radius of District centers. • Airtel has approximately 98% land coverage. • TNM has approximately 93% of land coverage. • MTL has approximately 70% land coverage. • Less than 20% of the land is covered by ACESS. Challenges • Inadequate ICT Infrastructure, power and high investment costs for ICT infrastructure. • Outdated ICT laws and proposition of bills that may infringe on freedom of expression and limit access to information. • Lack of local, relevant Internet content and e-services. High Mobile Tariff Charges- Malawi is among the countries with some of the highest mobile phone tariffs in Africa ahead of Zimbabwe and Zambia Network neutrality vs. Internet.org • Internet and applications should be accessible to all, regardless of the source, without favoring or blocking any particular content or websites. Citizen consumers should be left to do what they want with the amount of internet they can afford. INTERNET GOVERNANCE MULTISTAKEHOLDER CONFERENCE REPORT 2015 030 www.misazim.com @misazimbabwe MISA Zimbabwe