19. CIPI, http://www.cipi.tj/.
20. Survey conducted in 2008 by Public Fund Centre of ICT (http://www.centreict.tj/) in partnership with CIPI.
21. See the Tajikistani TLD hosting organization, Information and Technical Centre of the President of Tajikistan Administration, http://www.nic.tj.
22. Ibid.
23. See the Ministry of Communications, http://www.mincom.tj, and the Law on Electronic Telecommunications adopted on May 3, 2002.
24. The government had earlier plans to create an independent regulatory authority. This goal
was not accomplished, and instead the Communications Regulatory Agency, which remained
under government control during the years of its operation, was set up in 2005.
25. The ‘‘Conception’’ was ratified by Presidential Decree No. 1175 of November 2003.
26. The ‘‘e-Strategy’’ was ratified by Presidential Decree No. 1174 of November 2003.
27. The ICT Council was established by Presidential Decree No. 1707 of February 27, 2006.
28. Points 2 and 3 of Regulation No. 389 of the government from August 8, 2001, On Creating
a Republican Network of Data Transfer and Measures to Order Access to Global Information
Networks (unofficial translation from Russian).
29. Recommendation on Filtering sent to ISPs by the Communications Regulatory Agency (unofficial translation), obtained by ONI researchers. December 2006.
30. Deutsche Welle, ‘‘V Tajikistane Zajroyut Dustup k Oppositsionnim Jurnalistskim Sitam’’ [Access to Opposition Media Web Sites is Blocked in Tajikistan], October 8, 2006, http://www.dw
-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2198763,00.html; Fergana News, ‘‘Ozvucheny Adresa Websitov Ofitsialno Zablokirovannykh v Tajikistane—Ferghana.ru Sredi Nikh’’ [The Web Sites Officially Blocked
in Tajikistan were Announced: Among Them—Ferghana.ru], October 9, 2006, http://www
.ferghana.ru/news.php?id=3633&mode=snews.
31. SNGnews, ‘‘Internet Service Providers in Tajikistan are Prepared for Filtering of ‘Unsafe’ Web
Sites,’’ http://sngnews.ru/articles/5/68051.html (accessed May 3, 2007).
32. Paul Budde Communication Pty., Ltd., ‘‘Tajikistan—Telecoms Market Overview and Statistics,’’ July 2007.
33. Article 30 of the Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan, 1994.
34. Joanna Lillis, ‘‘Tajikistan: No Surprises in Presidential Elections,’’ Eurasia Insight, November 6,
2006, http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav110606a.shtml.
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20. Survey conducted in 2008 by Public Fund Centre of ICT (http://www.centreict.tj/) in partnership with CIPI.
21. See the Tajikistani TLD hosting organization, Information and Technical Centre of the President of Tajikistan Administration, http://www.nic.tj.
22. Ibid.
23. See the Ministry of Communications, http://www.mincom.tj, and the Law on Electronic Telecommunications adopted on May 3, 2002.
24. The government had earlier plans to create an independent regulatory authority. This goal
was not accomplished, and instead the Communications Regulatory Agency, which remained
under government control during the years of its operation, was set up in 2005.
25. The ‘‘Conception’’ was ratified by Presidential Decree No. 1175 of November 2003.
26. The ‘‘e-Strategy’’ was ratified by Presidential Decree No. 1174 of November 2003.
27. The ICT Council was established by Presidential Decree No. 1707 of February 27, 2006.
28. Points 2 and 3 of Regulation No. 389 of the government from August 8, 2001, On Creating
a Republican Network of Data Transfer and Measures to Order Access to Global Information
Networks (unofficial translation from Russian).
29. Recommendation on Filtering sent to ISPs by the Communications Regulatory Agency (unofficial translation), obtained by ONI researchers. December 2006.
30. Deutsche Welle, ‘‘V Tajikistane Zajroyut Dustup k Oppositsionnim Jurnalistskim Sitam’’ [Access to Opposition Media Web Sites is Blocked in Tajikistan], October 8, 2006, http://www.dw
-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2198763,00.html; Fergana News, ‘‘Ozvucheny Adresa Websitov Ofitsialno Zablokirovannykh v Tajikistane—Ferghana.ru Sredi Nikh’’ [The Web Sites Officially Blocked
in Tajikistan were Announced: Among Them—Ferghana.ru], October 9, 2006, http://www
.ferghana.ru/news.php?id=3633&mode=snews.
31. SNGnews, ‘‘Internet Service Providers in Tajikistan are Prepared for Filtering of ‘Unsafe’ Web
Sites,’’ http://sngnews.ru/articles/5/68051.html (accessed May 3, 2007).
32. Paul Budde Communication Pty., Ltd., ‘‘Tajikistan—Telecoms Market Overview and Statistics,’’ July 2007.
33. Article 30 of the Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan, 1994.
34. Joanna Lillis, ‘‘Tajikistan: No Surprises in Presidential Elections,’’ Eurasia Insight, November 6,
2006, http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav110606a.shtml.
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