Iran’s President Inaugurates National Telecommunication Projects
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday inaugurated four national telecommunication projects as part of efforts to develop the country's infrastructure.
President Rouhani inaugurated the projects during a ceremony marking the World Information Society Day which was held in the capital Tehran on Saturday.
Supplying 4100 villages across the country with high speed internet as well as increasing the capacity of Tehran-Isfahan optical fiber connection to 400 Gigabit per second, were among the national projects inaugurated in the event.
There are some 45 million internet users in Iran. The Islamic Republic is seen as the leading country in the Middle East region in terms of Internet penetration. It has already been awarded the UNESCO special certificate for providing telecommunication services to rural areas.
The Iranian government has launched a massive project to set up a national information network in the country. Iranian authorities say the project will improve internet access and protect the country from cyber attack.