section_path: Economy/Telecommunication
section_name: Telecommunication
paragraph_text: Telecommunication
  
  Iran's telecommunications industry is almost entirely state-owned, dominated by the Telecommunication Company of Iran (TCI). As of 2020, 70 million Iranians use high-speed mobile internet. Iran is among the first five countries which have had a growth rate of over 20 percent and the highest level of development in telecommunication. Iran has been awarded the UNESCO special certificate for providing telecommunication services to rural areas.
  
  Globally, Iran ranks 75th in mobile internet speed and 153rd in fixed internet speed.