Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. S.Babayeva / Azerbaijani Communication and Information Technology Ministry provided telephony to more than 40,000 families within January-August 2007.
Some 44,762 telephone numbers were put into commission within this period. Some 13,288 of the numbers belonged to Baktelecom and 31,474 to Aztelecom.
Some 280,594 numbers were put into commission by the Communication and IT Ministry in 2006.
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.