The minister said that internet accessibility has eased in the country and Azerbaijan ranks the 20th in this category.
Touching upon broadcasting of digital TV, the minister added that 96% of this target has been reached. If the process goes with this speed, by the end of the year television will be digitalized by 100%: “During this period, much has been done in the field of e-government, 340 000 e-services have been purchased and this figure is gradually rising. The launching of Azerspace-1 satellite was our greatest achievement. We plan to generate approximately $10m in earnings from the services offered by Azerspace-1 satellite by the end of this year. Activities are underway to enlarge the ground-based stations, launch surveillance satellite."