The Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan issued a zonal code to the mobile operator Joint Venture Azerfon, Trend has been told at the same ministry. The code of this operator is 070.
Besides Azerfon, the mobile market of Azerbaijan is distributed by Bakcell (zonal code - 055) and joint Venture Azercell Telecom (zonal code - 050).
At the moment, Azerfon is engaged in the development of private networks and installation of base stations. According to the assessment of the ministry, the new mobile operator will start its activity in fall of this year.
The license for the provision of mobile services by Azerfon JV has been issued according to the decision of the collegium of the Communications Ministry held on December 28, 2005. the founders of the company are the Aztelekom Production Unit (10%), German Siemens (30%) and two British companies (60%).