Communications operators earned $140 million for six months in Tajikistan, exceeding target by 8%

Beijing. Jul 17. Silkroadnews - The total revenue of communication enterprises together with private operators and providers amounted to about $ 140 million in H1 in Tajikistan, which is 8% higher versus the target set, said Ilham Atayev, vice-chairman of the communication department under the government of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Tajik Telegraph Agency (TajikTA) reported on Tuesday.
According to him, over 6 months of 2017 the industry earned $128.9 million, while for the same period this year the industry’s earning made $139.5 million.
The amount of telecommunications services provided to the population reached 925.50 million somoni ($98.1 million), which is $4.8 million more year on year, I.Atayev also said.
There are more than 6.2 million mobile subscribers in Tajikistan, more than 4.1 million of them are active users. Over 3.5 million are the local communication subscribers, of which 1.3 million are active users. The number of Internet users, including mobile Internet, is 2.5 million people, he added.