Internet Access Amid Darkness and Lives Amid Threats
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Internet Speed Restriction and Internet Taxes Increase
Internet speed has been significantly throttled with a ban on a great number of websites and
social media platforms since the military coup16. Using Virtual Private Network (VPN) also
caused noticeable internet latency.
Besides, the military junta announced an internet data package increase, starting from 8
December 2021. Previously, 999 Myanmar Kyat could have bought 925 MB of data on Telenor
and Ooredoo, and 999 Myanmar Kyat 950 MB of data in MPT respectively. According to the
changes on 8 December, 1,990 Kyat could buy only 1 GB of data in Telenor and Ooredoo,
1,795 Kyat 935 MB in MPT, and 968 Kyat 512 MB on Mytel.17
16 “Restriction on Internet Freedom by the junta”. (December 2021). Athan.
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ုိ ှုနင
ှ ်ဲ့ အင်တာနက် သ်းု စခနှုန်း် ာ်းမျာ်း ယထနစတင်
၍ ထ ်းနှုန်း် ဖမင်တ
ဲ့
ဲ့ က်. (2021 December 8). The
Standard Time Daily. https://www.facebook.com/599363770175581/posts/4302579386520649
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