Minister of Communications and Information Technologies Gives Instructions on Regulation of Mobile Communication Tariffs

Aynur Aliyeva; Azerbaijan's Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies held a board meeting on the outcomes of 2013. Addressing the meeting, Minister of Communications and Information Technologies Ali Abbasov underlined that 2013 was a significant year in terms of the development of ICT sector.

Press service of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies told APA-Economics that report was made on the work done and results produced in the field of communications and information technologies.

It was said that 14% growth was recorded in ICT sector compared to the previous year, AZN1 632 200 was generated in ICT, information and postal sector, the share of these incomes in GDP made up 1.9%. International internet bandwidth was increased by 10 Gbit/s and reached 210 Gbits/s. 70 in every 100 people in the country are Internet users, 50 in every 100 are broadband internet users, 110 mobile subscribers. Chiefs the Ministry's units and enterprises made speeches on the report.

Making a closing speech at the board meeting, Minister touched on the future...