The Ministry of Communications ( tk, Türkmenistanyň Aragatnaşyk ministrligi) was a governmental agency in
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...
responsible for telecommunications,
post
Post or POST commonly refers to:
*Mail, the postal system, especially in Commonwealth of Nations countries
**An Post, the Irish national postal service
**Canada Post, Canadian postal service
**Deutsche Post, German postal service
**Iraqi Post, Ira ...
, Internet, television, and radio. The ministry was founded in 1991 and was abolished in connection with the creation of the Ministry of Industry and Communication of Turkmenistan on 29 January 2019.
Ministry building
On 1 April 2011, a new building of the Ministry was commissioned in
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 ...
. The building housed the offices of ''Turkmentelecom'' and ''Turkmenpochta''. The building was erected along
Archabil Avenue
Archabil Avenue ( tk, Arçabil şaýoly) is a motorway in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The eight-lane motorway has a length of 25.5 kilometres, and contains a dividing strip of more than 30 metres width.
History and architecture
Archabil Avenue was ...
in Ashgabat.
Structure
The following enterprises operated under the Ministry of Communications of the Republic of Turkmenistan:
* ''
Turkmentelecom
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* ''
Altyn Asyr''
* ''Teleradiomerkezy''
* ''
Turkmenpochta
Turkmenpost ( tk, Türkmenpoçta, ''Turkmenpochta''), is the national postal operator of Turkmenistan. The company is responsible for the delivery of mail and issuing postage stamps. It has been a member of the Universal Postal Union since Januar ...
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* Ashgabat City Telephone Network
* State Inspectorate for the Supervision of
Radio Frequency
Radio frequency (RF) is the oscillation rate of an alternating electric current or voltage or of a magnetic, electric or electromagnetic field or mechanical system in the frequency range from around to around . This is roughly between the upp ...
Use
* Center for International Settlements and Contracts.
* Vocational School #5
List of heads
See also
*
Telecommunications in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan has a state-controlled press and monitored communication systems.
Turkmenistan's telecommunications services are considered to be the least developed of all the Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS) countries. Overall, the telecom ...
References
Communications
Communication (from la, communicare, meaning "to share" or "to be in relation with") is usually defined as the transmission of information. The term may also refer to the message communicated through such transmissions or the field of inquir ...
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...
Ministries established in 1991
1991 establishments in Turkmenistan
Ministries disestablished in 2019
21st-century disestablishments in Turkmenistan
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