Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 14 / Trend H. Valiyev /
Telephone networks throughout Azerbaijan will be transferred into electronic form by late 2010, Communications and IT Minister Ali Abbasov said.
Preserving this leadership, Azerbaijan also claims for a leading position among the CIS countries as a country where the public telephone network will be completely digitized.
At present, the total number of telephones falling to every 100 people throughout the country is 16.2 units. This rate hits 34.6 units in Baku, other regions of the country - 10,7 units, rural areas - seven units.