Mirziyoyev's criticism leads to liberalizing IT-sector of Uzbekistan

By  Trend

Uzbekistan is going to liberalize access to direct connection to international telecommunications networks for all operators until 2020, Uzbek media reported referring to the decree of the head of state.

Changes, as indicated in the document, will “reduce the price for internet access for end users”.

By 2021, Uzbekistan plans to increase the share of exports of information and communication technology services to 4 percent of the total volume.

Earlier, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting on the analysis of work in the system of information technologies and communications.

He criticized the low quality of the internet and telephony services, as well as the fact that only 27 percent of existing communication networks are built on fiber-optic lines, with the rest still operating on copper lines.

The president gave instructions to increase the speed of internet connection, complete replacement of communication networks with fiber-optic lines.