High-speed internet ahead for Georgia
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The people of Georgia could be better connected with the outside world after the Government showed and interest in providing the entire country with high-speed internet.
Georgia's Minister of Economy Giorgi Kvirikashvili said the Government intended to support the establishment of a trunk cable system that will ensure high level internet for 2,000 settlements in Georgia.
"The company responsible for creating the system will be obliged to provide the whole of Georgia with central networks in the course of three years. After this happens, providers will be able to bring internet to individual users,” Kvirikashvili said.
"Through our calculations, the whole of Georgia will be provided with high-speed internet by the end of 2017.”
The Minister added the initiative will play a positive role in Georgia's socioeconomic field.
By 2017 the entire country will have access to high-speed internet, promised Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
Georgia is beginning to develop high-speed Internet infrastructure in the country's regional areas, making Internet cheaper and more accessible for the rural population.
More people are using the internet on a daily basis in Georgia, shows latest research by the Caucasus Research Resource Centres.
Georgia is embracing a $100 million project that will make internet available for 2,000 Georgian cities and villages, meaning about 90 percent of the population will have internet access.