Innovation & Technology

Some residents of Alborz district in northern Balkh province complain about their inaccessibility to telecommunication and internet services and ask the government to address their problems.

Some experts and families in central Daikundi province have expressed concerns about the excessive use of electronic devices by children in this province and considered the psychological and physical effects of these devices to be serious.

Telecommunication services have improved in southwestern Nimroz province with 70 percent completion of the transfer of the fiber optic and opening of 25 new telecom sites in the provincial capital and districts in the past three months, an official said on Monday.

The Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology (MoCIT) has set new prices for voice calls and internet packages with effect from upcoming year.

Some residents of central Bamiyan complain about low quality and high prices of internet and telecommunications services in the province.

SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): The optical fiber transmission project has been kicked off and will be completed in three years in northern Jawzjan province, an official said

The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MoCIT) has opened free-of-cost computer learning courses in 16 provinces, including Logar, an official said on Monday.

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MoCIT) says as many as 1.6 million SIM cards have been registered over the last three months.

The Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) has inked an agreement with domestic firms to install 149 telecom sites worth 13 million US dollars, the Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology (MoCIT) announced on Tuesday.

Local officials in Ghor have announced the establishment of a new telecommunications site in the provincial capital, providing services to 24,000 families.

Acting Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology and Turkmen ambassador in Kabul have discussed fiber optics, cyber security and technology-related issues.

The Ministry of Communication and Information, Technology has announced implementation of a new system designed to prevent SIM card registration on the basis of fake identity cards.