Internet in Belarus is 3500-times more expensive than in Japan

The high-speed internet connection in Belarus costs $989 per month, according to ITIF, the informational technologies and innovation foundation. In Japan, it costs 27 cents per month (the cheapest in the world). South Korea comes up next with 45 cents per month. Iceland is on the third place with nearly $5.

Even in Russia, the high-speed connection is 300-times cheaper. In the neighboring Latvia, it costs $21; in Poland: $20; in Lithuania: $18, writes Komsomolskaya Pravda v Belarusi.