Indicator	2005	2007	2009
Fixed Telephones Penetration	0.5%	2.00%	4.00%
Mobile Phones Penetration	3%	8.00%	16.00%
Internet User Penetration	.25%	3.00%	10.00%
Number of Cities/Towns/Villages connected	180	3000	6000
Cumulative Foreign Direct Investment (M US$)	500	1000	2000
Telecom Direct Employment	6000	10000	15000
Indirect Employment	12000	25000	35000

3 The 5 Core Activity Areas:
In order to achieve the above objectives, the MoC has defined the following five core areas of activities:
3.1 Regulation
Accelerating the creation of a fully competitive and transparent regulatory and market environment, pursuing a strong legislative agenda and an ambitious licensing program
3.2 Afghan Telecom
Successfully removing the MoC from competition in the telecommunications services market by extracting its service operation activities and transferring them into new national telecommunications carrier (Afghan Telecom), to be launched and supported until an international partner can be found., while accelerating the deployment of pervasive telecommunications infrastructure in Afghanistan
3.3 ICT
Developing a fully functional Information Society in Afghanistan, supported by model eGovernment
3.4 Capacity Development
Institutional Reform and Human Capacity Development in the MoC

 

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