Lebanon telecommunications Minister Boutros Harb said, until the end of 2017, Lebanon national fiber-optic broadband penetration will reach 85%.

Lebanon The Daily Star reports in the local media, Boutros Harb attended the Beirut United States said in an event at the University, according to a national five-year plan, is redoubling its fiber-optic broadband in major cities nationwide, is expected by the end of 2020, the national fiber-optic broadband service coverage will be implemented.

According to reports, by the end of 2015, Lebanon fixed line subscribers reached 1 million in 2013 and is 870,465; phone line users increased from 2013 in 3.8 million between 2015 and 4.5 million; digital subscriber line customers increased 318,750 from 2013 to 2015 537,135.

Fleet of 112 national Internet service providers using mobile data services users in 2013 from 2 million to 2015 in 2.8 million.

At present, Lebanon's Internet service costs are the highest in the world, construction of fibre-optic broadband network can not only improve the speed of Internet connections, can greatly reduce the cost of Internet connections.