PR of the Ministry of ICT – Abd-Khezr Kamrani, advisor to the minister, said: “While on time ceding of fixed phone line in all the provinces of the country materialized the goals of this sector, penetration rate of fixed phone line raised from 26 percent in 1383 up to 34.75 percent till the end of last solar year, 1388, in Forth Development Plan”.
“According to the plan 1 thousand and 606 urban ICT offices had to establish till the end of time but 5 thousand and 394 offices established and materialized 280 percent of the plan’s goals”, he added.
He pointed: “In the field of rural ICT offices the goals of Forth Development Plan have materialized 98.6 percent till the end of last year and 9 thousand and 864 offices established during that time.
Kamrani referred to the materialization of 150 percentage penetration rate of mobile phone and added that penetration rate of mobile phone raised from 7.45 in 1383 up to 72 percent now. It shows 150 percent of materialization in this sector during the plan.
He restated: “The average rate of successful conversation in mobile network raised from 35 percent in 1383 up to 94 at the end of the plan”.
Advisor to minister of ICT continued that while 90 percent of villages targeted for connecting in Forth Development Plan 97 percent of the villages with more than 20 households have connection now.
He emphasized: “The regional countries which are connected to the fiber optical HUB of Iran have increased from 5 to 14 during the plan. It shows 100 percent materialization in this sector”.