started delivering its 3G services in 2013,
has managed to obtain approximately 13
thousand subscribers during 2013.
Administration of the cc.TLD.al
domain, under its domains, as
well as ENUM:
A significant growth of 88% was also
observed in the number of users with 3G
broadband acces from the mobile phones,
by reaching approximately 1.1 million
users by the end of 2013, compared to 594
thousand users in 2012.
Domain.al is one of the measuring instruments for the Internet vitality in Albania.
The transfer from the system RegisterRecorder took place in 20131. These changes
liberalized the recording market of the
domain under.al by transferring from the
Registry-Registrar system, only in AEPC in
the Registry AEPC system and the liberalized
registrar, by giving the right of registration
to other certified subjects by AEPC based
on the criteria determined in this regulatory
document. This process was completed
through the public consultation with the
entrepreneurs. In 2013 the number of
registered domains was 3320 by reaching
a total number of the registered domains
to12888.
The total number of users with 3G broadband
access (mobile phones and USB cards) in
2013 reached 1.2 million compared to 694
thousand in 2012.
AMC
USB/
Modem
2011
9,000
2012
Mobile
Phone
Vodafone
EM
Total
USB/
Mobile
Modem Phone
USB/
Mobile
Modem Phone
USB/
Modem
Mobile
Phone
25,493
202,756 N/A
N/A
34,493
248,756
17,833
222,882 37,572
371,426 N/A
N/A
55,405
594,308
2013
32,138
279,428 66,086
568,207 13,143
272,257
111,367
1,119,892
Difference 2013/2012
80%
25%
N/A
101%
88%
46,000
76%
53%
N/A
Table 4: Number of subscribers with 3G broadband access for the period of 2010-2013.
Based on Decision No. 2252, dated 23.01.2013, AEPC Executive Council adopted the paper “A few amendments in
Regulation No. 2, for “The Registration and Administration of Domain Names under .AL and under domains .gov.
al, .mil.al, .edu.al, .com.al, .org.al dhe .net.al”.
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