OREANDA-NEWS. November 27, 2013. A workshop to raise the efficiency of rendered telecommunication and communication services took place in Namangan.

In the event, which has been attended by the specialists of the State Committee for Communications, Information and Telecommunication Technologies, "Uzbektelecom" Joint Stock Company, students, general public and mass media, it has been noted that special attention paid under the guidance of the President of our country to the development of this field, modernization carried out on the basis of modern technologies give their good results.

175 kilometers of fiber-optic communication lines have been laid by Namangan regional branch of "Uzbektelecom" Joint Stock Company, with the use of "Emsant" devices information and communication technologies have been also introduced in rural areas. As a result, the number of users of broadband communication systems has grown up by seven times.

6 Internet service providers and about thirty internet cafes provide high-quality services to the population in the region. The number of Internet users in addition to mobile Internet users is nearly 170,000 people. More than 900 bodies of state authority, about 1,200 economic entities are connected to the Internet, which exceeds 2011 year index twice.

In 2013, large-scale projects have also been implemented in the field. For installation of telephones along electrified railway facilities Angren-Pap, as well as along the route of settlements 34 kilometers of fiber-optic communication lines have been laid. In Chodak and Oltinkon villages MSAN mini-stations, in Namangan station of traffic police 4 IAD-32 devices have been installed. The work continues.

The participants also visited Kasansay district and studied Internet, communication and digital television services, the work carried out for telephonization of settlements, activity of automatic telephone exchanges "Namuna" in Shirin village, "Tergachi" in the village with the same name.

As it has been noted at the seminar, there are 13 sales offices in Namangan branch of "Uzbektelecom" JSC working on the principle of "Single window", rural telephone exchanges provide broadband services and higher and secondary specialized educational institutions of the region are connected to ZiyoNet network.

Hokim of Namangan region B.Yusupov spoke at the event.