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Baghdad and
Najaf record the highest proportion of telephone density in Iraq
(84%)
were allocated for housing
The Central Organization for
Statistics and Information Technology / Ministry of Planning and Development
Cooperation issued its annual report on the realities of communications in Iraq
in coordination with the Public Company of Post and Communications in The
Ministry of Communications.
The press release issued by the publication and public relations directorate in
COSIT mentioned that the total number of telephones reached (1306.1) thousands
through the year of 2007 compare with (1278.2) thousands in 2006 has been
recorded an increase in rate of (2.2%).The release
refer to
the ratio of telephones
for housing has been reached (84%), followed by shops and offices (12%) while
the rate of telephones that have been specialized for state offices and
institutions reached only(4%) from the total occupied numbers.
The statement added that the number of centrals in
Iraq has witnessed rise in rate of (1.4%) during 2007 compared to 2006, when
they were (288) centrals rose to (292) centrals, then demonstrated that Najaf
governorate registered the highest rate of telephone density in Iraq amounted
(7.6%), followed by Baghdad (7.3%),
While the
total number of offices of telephone service reached(408) offices, included
(127) offices in Baghdad, and (281) offices are distributed over remaining
governorates.
The release also pointing out that the number of post offices are slight
increased in rate of (1%) during 2007, while the number of these offices were
(286) offices in 2006, rose to (288) offices in 2007, The number of mail boxes
reaches (55227) boxes, including (7755) rented mail boxes and (47472) vacant
boxes.
The release pointed out that postal boxes and offices which spread across the
country received (12390) mail packages, including (4596) packages from abroad
and (7794) mailed packages from inside Iraq, The report showed that the number
of savers in saving funds dropped by (2.3%) than it was in 2006, which reached
at that time (264) thousands savers, then back down to (258) thousands savers in
2007.
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