The Ashgabat City Telephone Network ( tk, Aşgabat şäher telefon ulgamy, AŞTU) is the telecommunications company in Turkmenistan which provides local telephone,
CDMA and
IPTV
Internet Protocol television (IPTV) is the delivery of television content over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. This is in contrast to delivery through traditional terrestrial, satellite, and cable television formats. Unlike downloaded media, ...
service to subscribers in the city of
Ashgabat
Ashgabat or Asgabat ( tk, Aşgabat, ; fa, عشقآباد, translit='Ešqābād, formerly named Poltoratsk ( rus, Полтора́цк, p=pəltɐˈratsk) between 1919 and 1927), is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan. It lies ...
. It provides long-distance and international calls, broadband access to the
Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...
via ADSL, and Wi-Fi services for home, business, educational institutions and foreign enterprises.
History
The company was registered on 27 January 1994.
Based on the decree of the President of Turkmenistan dated 17 April 2015, the Ashgabat City Telephone Network was transformed into a closed joint-stock company, with the participation of the
Ministry of Communications of Turkmenistan with a share in the authorized capital of 30% and the State Telecommunications Company
Turkmentelecom
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with a share of 60%.
Services
Cable telephony
As of 2023, the number of customers of
cable telephone
Cable telephony is a form of digital telephony over cable TV networks. A telephone interface installed at the customer's premises converts analog signals from the customer's in-home wiring to a digital signal, which is then sent over the cable conn ...
services reached 247,449 subscribers.
IPTV
As of 2023, the number of customers of
IPTV
Internet Protocol television (IPTV) is the delivery of television content over Internet Protocol (IP) networks. This is in contrast to delivery through traditional terrestrial, satellite, and cable television formats. Unlike downloaded media, ...
services totals 126,449 subscribers.
Internet
As of 2023, the number of
Internet
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...
services customers has reached 96,881 subscribers.
CDMA Network
The
CDMA network in Ashgabat was established and put into operation in 2003. Since 2010, the network equipment has been installed and commissioned in other regions of Turkmenistan. The number of users as of 2023 reaches 55,610 subscribers.
References
External links
Official web-site
{{Turkmenistan mobile phone companies
Telecommunications companies of Turkmenistan
Companies based in Ashgabat