2. Decree no.1146 on the Establishment of National
Strategy on Information and Communication
Technologies aimed at the Development of the
Republic Azerbaijan (2003–2012), signed by the
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on February
17, 2003.
3. Transport, Communication, Information and
Communication Technologies, The State Statistical
Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan,
http://www.azstat.org/statinfo/transport/en/042.shtml
(accessed April 4, 2007).
4. As provided in the Presidential decree no. 861,
March 19, 2003.
5. See Day.Az, “Azerbaijani Internet: ISPs can provide
VoIP services,” January 29, 2007 (in Russian),
http://www.day.az/news/hitech/69561.html (accessed
April 4, 2007).
6. AzEuroTel, AzerOnline started commercial activity as
telecommunications companies and thus managed
to establish a relatively wide network infrastructure.
AzEuroTel and Adanet have additional satellite channels to Russia. AzerOnline has an additional channel
to Turkey.
7. The assignment of domain names is controlled by
AzNic Ltd, a joint venture between three Azeri firms.
Since 2002, the number of registered domain names
has rapidly increased, with approximately 3,000 firstlevel and 5,000 second-level domains registered
under the “.az” domain.
8. Under the provisions of the Law on Mass Media
adopted on December 7, 1999.
9. Day.Az, “In Azerbaijan: The author of a website
protesting price increases is arrested,” January 15,
2007 (in Russian), http://www.day.az/news/politics/
68040.html (accessed April 4, 2007).
10. Day.Az, “Azerbaijan hacker breaks five Armenian
websites,” January 29, 2007 (in Russian),
http://www.day.az/news/hitech/68996.html (accessed
April 4, 2007).
11. Day.Az, “Azerbaijani public television website
defaced by Armenian secret service,” January 22,
2007 (in Russian) http://www.day.az/news/hitech/
68493.html (accessed April 4, 2007).
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