In nine months of 2007 the total number of access connections to in terms of final users grew, as compared to the corresponding timeframe of last year, more than twice, amounting to 803,5 thousand. As a result of this growth, the Internet connections penetration rate, per 100 population, increased from 11,56%, in January - September 2006, to 23,41%, in the corresponding timeframe of 2007. This preliminary data have been provided by the National Regulatory Agency for Telecommunications and Informatics (ANRTI)