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Turkcell, a communications and technology company in Turkey, announced the key findings of its research on Internet usage since the introduction of 3G in Turkey at the end of July 2009. This research was conducted in November 2009 on Turkcell’s (News - Alert) VINN modem subscribers.

According to the report, 34 percent of Turkcell’s customers who now use VINN 3G modems have become Internet subscribers for the first time.

Turkcell CEO Sureyya Ciliv stated, “Turkcell 3G, with its speed and mobility, has introduced Turkish customers to the Internet and helped them get easier, and thus more frequent, access to the Internet. Turkcell has always been passionate about 3G and its potential to help increase Internet usage in Turkey. We continue to be the leader in 3G in Turkey with the widest coverage, the fastest mobile Internet, the best quality and most affordable service.”

The report says that Turkcell has sold about 200,000 VINN modems and netbooks since it introduced 3G on July 30th 2009.Also, the number of people in Turkey who have transitioned to 3G since July 30th is more than 4 million.

It is reported that there are about 2 million active 3G users in Turkey. The number of Turkcell subscribers who have used Turkcell’s video service has reached 1 million.

About 72 percent of Turkcell’s total data traffic takes place within the 3G network, the report says. 93 percent of VINN modem users prefer 4GB packages and 78 percent of VINN subscribers use Turkcell 3G for their broadband Internet needs.

GSM-based mobile communication started in Turkey when Turkcell started its operations in February 1994. Turkcell signed a 25-year GSM license contract on April 27, 1998 with the Ministry of Transportation of Turkey. It has increased the variety of its services based on mobile audio and data communication, its quality levels and as a result, number of subscribers.