The Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan is carrying out works in accordance with the implementation of the clauses Creation of network of Internet connection (Backphone) in Azerbaijan and Organization of wide-band Internet of the State Program for Development of Information-Communications Technologies in Azerbaijan in 2005-2008 (Electronic Azerbaijan). Presently the number of wide-band Internet subscribers in the capital has increased by two times and equals 1,000, Trend reports with reference to the Ministry.
To apply these services in the regions of Azerbaijan, the Production Unit Aztelekom has installed equipments for wide-band Internet networks in Ganja, Sumgait, Mingachevir, Sheki, Guba, Khachmaz, Goychay, Zakatala, Apsheron, Shamkir and Yevlakh, and at present; more than 300 subscribers have the opportunity to use speed Internet.
Wide-band access to Internet allows sending the information more speedily. Asymmetric type of the technology makes it more convenient for then modern attachments where the volume of data forwarded to the subscribers increases the volume of the forwarded data.
Presently, more than 30 Internet providers function in the regions of Azerbaijan, the same source told.