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Azerbaijan to start implementation of project on broadband internet development in the regions

04 October 2012 10:26 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Nijat Mustafayev â€“ APA-Economics. Azerbaijani Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies will start implementation of project on broadband internet development in the regions, said the Deputy Minister of Communication and Informatin Technologies Almir Valizadeh.

He says 65% of population are internet users, of which 30% use broadband internet. Approximately half of broadband internet users are in the regions. More than 35% of villages were supplied with fiberoptic cables.

â€œWeâ€™ll start implementation of project on broadband internet development fro next year. In general, more than 10 internet providers operate in the regionsâ€.