Azerbaijan, Baku, April 18/Trend, G. Veliyev
The number of users of broadband Internet services provided by state Internet-provider AztelekomNet increased by 53.8 percent in January-March 2011, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan reported on Monday.
The number of users of the provider's network increased by 9,160 to 26,188, according to the Ministry.
AztelekomNet provides broadband Internet services to 51 regions across the country.
Following the first quarter results, the installation capacity of ADSL, ASAM and Honet-equipment in the network of production unit Baku Telephone Network has been increased by 42,000 ports up to 86,264 ports, of which 45,721 are currently in operation.
According to the Ministry's statistical data, there are currently 50 Internet users per 100 people in Azerbaijan. The number of PCs is 15 per 100 people.