Minister of Communications and Information Technology Ali Abbasov of Azerbaijan

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Ali Abbasov said that lately organized BakuTel 2008 Exhibition Conference held Regional Meeting of Ministers to discuss construction of the super main line.
Azerbaijan’s Communications and Information Technologies Minister Ali Abbasov has today addressed the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), which will take place from Monday, November 6 to Friday, November 24 in Antalya, Turkey.
Ali Abbasov said rural areas and territories near the frontline will have been provided with new telephone exchanges by 2008.
Ali Abbasov was accompanied by Eldar Salimov, Azerbaijan Ambassador in UAE, Mutallim Mirzayev, Attach of Republic of Azerbaijan Embassy in UAE and Ayaz Bayramov, Head of the Dept.
Online paper adds that on the eve of the conference Abbasov is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with his Pakistani counterpart, as well as ministers of the member-states of the conference; besides, the ministers participating in the event will also meet with Pakistani President Parviz Musharraf.
The revenues of Azerbaijan`s communication and information technologies sector will be equal to those brought in by the oil sector by 2018, Minister of Communication and Information Technologies Ali Abbasov has said.
Making speech on the theme "Azerbaijan business prospects" at the meeting of the Intel Company in the city of Mountain View, California, Ali Abbasov said that the level of internetization in the West is 80%, while it is 20% in the East.
Minister Ali Abbasov said telecommunication services network is quite advanced today.
Speaking on monopolies in IT-sector, Ali Abbasov said the possible privatization of state stock in telecommunication JVs is under consideration.
In this connection, Ali Abbasov said this process calls for intellectual centers creation in the country.
Answering CIBC companies' questions regarding licensing, Ali Abbasov said this process is transparent and each company wishing to provide international and intercity phone services may obtain a license.
At the session, Minister of Communication and IT of Azerbaijan Ali Abbasov was given the certificate of Honorary Member of CIBC.
Speaking about the illegal broadcast of other TV stations in Azerbaijan, Abbasov said that this issue is being resolved within the appropriate CIS bodies.
Azerbaijans Minister of Communications and Information Technologies Ali Abbasov has today signed a document on his countrys joining Council of Europes Convention on Cybercrime.
Azerbaijan's Minister of Communications and Information Technologies Ali Abbasov has announced that the country's three GSM operators are now negotiating on the allocation of radio spectrum for 3G services.
Ali Abbasov lives in Mayack village near Beylagan, a small town in Azerbaijan.
Sahin Abbasov is deputy editor in chief of the Baku-based independent "Ekho" newspaper.
Abbasov said that Azerbaijan and Georgia are interdependent countries and Baku pays as much attention as Tbilisi to bilateral relations.
information, telecommunications and computational technique.
TARENA), acting member of the International Informatization Academy.
Azeri communications minister Ali Abbasov has revealed that a tender for UMTS licences will be launched in the first quarter of 2008.
Abbasov said the frequencies for three operators are being developed.
Azerbaijan joined the Tunis commitments by signing the final document on the second Tunis stage of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) which took place in Tunis, November 16-18, the Minister of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan (MCIT) Ali Abbasov said on 21 November, Trend reports.
Expressing opinion on the congressman’s statements, Minister for Communication and Information Technologies Ali Abbasov said Azerbaijan believes this project to be successful.
Abbasov said in the article that the project will help decrease telecom costs.
Azerbaijan`s Minister of Communication and Information Technologies Ali Abbasov met with a US.
Ali Abbasov said relations between Azerbaijan and USA have noticeably developed since Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev`s visit to Washington.
Abbasov expressed satisfaction with the level of Azerbaijani companies` cooperation with their American counterparts including Microsoft, CISCO and Intel.