Azerbaijan, Baku, May 6 / Trend , S.Babayeva/
In the first quarter, communication services rendered in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (NAR) worth 6.6 million manat which by 25.6 percent tops the figure of the same period in 2008, the NAR permanent representation in Baku said on May 6.
Some 84 percent or 5.5 million manat of the rendered services fell to private companies. Growth on this segment amounted to 35.1 percent.
The NAR Communication and Informational Technology Ministry rendered communication services worth 1.06 million manat laid 690 units of telephone lines in the first quarter.
The autonomy is located in Azerbaijan's west part. It borders with Armenia on north and west and Turkey and Iran on west and south. The NAR's territory covers 5,500 square meters and population numbers over 360,000 people. Nakhchivan is the capital of the autonomy.
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