Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr S. Babayeva / Azerbaijani Communications and IT Ministry provided some 45,000 families with telephone communication in January-July, according to the Ministry.
The total of the telephone numbers put into exploitation in that period made up 44,662 (13,288 of Baktelecom, 31,734 of Aztelecom).
In 2006, the Ministry put into exploitation 280,594 numbers, what is by 116,409 numbers more than in 2005.
Aztelecom production association provides for international and long-distance calls all over Azerbaijan, except Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. Aztelecom includes 54 telecommunication enterprises, Baku Long-Distanced Telephone Junction, Main Cable Technical Junction and Repair-Construction Department.
Baktelecom production association provides state enterprises and management bodies, departments, enterprises, and organizations, as well as foreign juridical persons, in Baku with all telephone and radio services. Baktelecom includes 9 telecommunication enterprises, a department on construction and repair of communication sets, and Azerrabitelayihe design and survey unit.