Azerbaijan to cut internet prices this year

Ali Abbasov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Communications and Information Technologies, said there will be important steps this year to reduce Internet prices in the country.

“Both Internet and phone call prices fell while telephone subscription fee rose in 2007. Proposals are worked out for transition to the pay-for-call system for intercitycity local telephone calls. The aim is to achieve efficient use of the telephone network. Every mobile phone user pays AZN 15-20 a month while he doesn’t pay even AZN 2-3 for home phone. So, we can apply the pay-for-call system, allotting  free minutes for the low-income groups,” he added.

Mr. Abbasov noted that, anyway,the system will not be applied in 2008.

/APA/