Azercell sums up 2009 performance
With some four million subscribers and coverage of 80% of the
country’s territory, Azercell Telecom currently controls 57.6% of
Azerbaijan’s mobile communication market, the company’s president,
Ali Agan, has told a news conference on the results of 2009.
He said Azercell was the biggest investor in Azerbaijan’s non-oil sector. In 2009, the company invested $57.9 million in the development of the telecommunications sector, bringing its total investment portfolio in Azerbaijan to nearly $1 billion over 13 years.
Agan said Azercell had paid about $150.7 million in tax last year. "Over 13 years, our tax payments are around $753.6 million. Overall, Azercell’s payments command 2.7% of total budget revenues."
Agan noted that human resources are in the core of main assets of Azercell. "In order to extend better services to our subscribers, investments made into human resources have a special importance for the company. During last year, Azercell invested $1.6 million and $9.7 million in last 13 years into the development of its employees," he said.
The company president added that Azercell was providing only top quality service to customers and introducing the latest technologies to the country. Among Azercell’s latest innovations in 2009 was BlackBerry Solution.
Assisting the implementation of social projects since the first year of its activities, Azercell remained committed to this tradition in 2009. Thus, during last year, the company made social investments in the amount of $1.8 million.
At the end of his speech, Agan expressed the forward looking vision of Azercell and their wish to increase further achievements by highlighting targets for the company in 2010. According to him, besides applying new technologies, Azercell will boost its steps in creating services, tariffs and products in line with needs and wishes of customers. At the same time, using Corporate Social Responsibility projects, it will participate actively in the public life of Azerbaijan and continue its activities directed to the promotion of Azerbaijan abroad. *
He said Azercell was the biggest investor in Azerbaijan’s non-oil sector. In 2009, the company invested $57.9 million in the development of the telecommunications sector, bringing its total investment portfolio in Azerbaijan to nearly $1 billion over 13 years.
Agan said Azercell had paid about $150.7 million in tax last year. "Over 13 years, our tax payments are around $753.6 million. Overall, Azercell’s payments command 2.7% of total budget revenues."
Agan noted that human resources are in the core of main assets of Azercell. "In order to extend better services to our subscribers, investments made into human resources have a special importance for the company. During last year, Azercell invested $1.6 million and $9.7 million in last 13 years into the development of its employees," he said.
The company president added that Azercell was providing only top quality service to customers and introducing the latest technologies to the country. Among Azercell’s latest innovations in 2009 was BlackBerry Solution.
Assisting the implementation of social projects since the first year of its activities, Azercell remained committed to this tradition in 2009. Thus, during last year, the company made social investments in the amount of $1.8 million.
At the end of his speech, Agan expressed the forward looking vision of Azercell and their wish to increase further achievements by highlighting targets for the company in 2010. According to him, besides applying new technologies, Azercell will boost its steps in creating services, tariffs and products in line with needs and wishes of customers. At the same time, using Corporate Social Responsibility projects, it will participate actively in the public life of Azerbaijan and continue its activities directed to the promotion of Azerbaijan abroad. *
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