Internet accelerated in Azerbaijan

"These were told to APA by Elchin Aliyev-counselor of Minister for Communication and Information Technologies. He said of Azerbaijan to be the only state to join the main internet line of Europe by fiber-optic line in Middle Asia and Caucasus countries.

According to E.Aliyev providers of Georgia access to Europe by means of Azerbaijan, "Azerbaijan joined internet by means of satellite before. That was why the speed was low. Joining fiber-optic lines provides to get the higher speed on the Internet. The experience shows that, fiber-optic backbone will also be brought to Azerbaijan in one or two years. Then Azerbaijan will join the Internet with kegobyte speed."

According to E.Aliyev subscribtion fee of 3500 manats for access to Internet has been liquidated.

Besides it, changes made to the lines joining the Internet. These changes consider the calculation of renting fee given for wireless lines without depending on the acceleration. As for the fee for use of Internet, E.Aliyev considers that, this is not so high in Azerbaijan. That is why the fee for Internet use is not going to be lessened in the nearest time./APA/