85% of Armenia's Internet may come under Azerbaijan's control: mediaSeptember 2, 2015 - 18:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan's leading Internet Service Provider Azeronline is seeking to buy a 1,200 km fiber-optic cable from Caucasus Online, Georgia's largest Internet provider, Kviris Palitra reports citing reliable sources. According to the newspaper, Caucasus Online laid the fiber-optic cable in 2008 on the bed of the Black Sea, the former being the shortest route to deliver Internet from Europe to the South Caucasus states. The cable provides 85% of the Internet in Armenia, 50% in Azerbaijan and 55% in Georgia. Thus, Azerbaijan's interest is not surprising: the purchase could be quite profitable if used at full capacity. Besides, 85% of the Internet in Armenia will depend on Azerbaijan, Bizzone.info reports citing Dalma news. Azeronline is linked to President Ilham Aliyev's family; therefore, the Azeri interest in acquiring the cable is politically motivated, Kviris Palitra says. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |