Internet fees in Azerbaijan on par with regional levels: study
Average fees for Internet use in Azerbaijan equal those in regional
states, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies
has found based on a monitoring of ADSL broad-band connection
users.
The monthly free for unlimited Internet use with the 1 Mb/sec speed ranges between 20 and 50 manats (up to $62) in Azerbaijan. For comparison’s sake, the figure is 30 to 100 manats in Georgia, 50 to 110 manats in Ukraine, 130 to 200 manats in Belarus, up to 20 manats in Moldova, up to 30 manats in Russia, 85 manats in Kazakhstan, 60 manats in Kyrgyzstan, and 70 manats in Armenia.
Over 30 Internet service providers are operating in Azerbaijan. 41 percent of the population in the country of 9 million use the World Wide Web.
Broadband Internet fees have been lowered five-fold over the past year, resulting in the doubling of ADSL users to 80,000.*
The monthly free for unlimited Internet use with the 1 Mb/sec speed ranges between 20 and 50 manats (up to $62) in Azerbaijan. For comparison’s sake, the figure is 30 to 100 manats in Georgia, 50 to 110 manats in Ukraine, 130 to 200 manats in Belarus, up to 20 manats in Moldova, up to 30 manats in Russia, 85 manats in Kazakhstan, 60 manats in Kyrgyzstan, and 70 manats in Armenia.
Over 30 Internet service providers are operating in Azerbaijan. 41 percent of the population in the country of 9 million use the World Wide Web.
Broadband Internet fees have been lowered five-fold over the past year, resulting in the doubling of ADSL users to 80,000.*
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