Today a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) was held.
According to the minister, Ali Abbasov, for the entire 2012 through internal resources 101 jobs were opened. Since the beginning of this year, the average salary of employees in the ministry amounted to 330 manat, which is 9.9% higher than last year. In general, under ICT the average salary was AZN 620.7, and at the post offices - 211.5 manat.
In 2012, the structural units of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan invested in the communications sector 110.5 million manat, reported the meeting of the Board. Total, including private entrepreneurs (mainly mobile operators), last year in the communications sector and ICT there was invested 325.3 million manat - 2% of the total investment in the economy.
Through investments the total capacity of the telephone network in the country increased by about 28 400 numbers, exceeding 1.75 million units.
The number of computers, accounting for every 100 people in the last year, was 20 units, and Internet users - 70 people, 50 of them - users of broadband Internet.
At the end of 2012, mobile telecom penetration in Azerbaijan remained at 110 percent. - 17D-
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