azerbaijan
There are three mobile operators:
Azercell, Bakcell, Nar Mobile, Azerfon-Vodafone. Azercell is the
largest one. To dial an Azercell number you need to dial (050)
or (051) and then the number. Only with Azercell can you talk in
the metro(subway) in Baku. Nar Mobile is pretty cheap but
doesn't work in some regions. For dialing Nar Mobile numbers you
need to dial (070) and then the number. Azerfon-Vodafone is new
operator have 3G. For dialing Azerfon-Vodafone numbers you need
to dial (077) and then the number. Bakcell is ok. It works
almost everywhere and is cheaper that Azercell. To dial a
Bakcell number you need to dial (055) and then the number. The
numbers have a 3 digit code (different for each operator) + 7
digits number. For example (050)xxx xx xx, (051)xxx xx xx, or
(055)xxx xx xx, or (070)xxx xx xx, or (077)xxx xx xx You can buy
cards for use with different operators almost in every store.
Area Codes
Agjabedi 113, Agdam 192, Agdash 193,
Agsu 198, Agstafa 244, Astara 195, Babek 136, Bakou 12, Balaken
119, Berde 110, Beylagan 152, Bilesuvar 159, Dashkesen 216,
Devechi 115, Fizuli 141, Gandja 22, Gedebey 232, Goranboy 234,
Goychay 167, Hajigabul 140, Horadiz 141, İmishli 154, İsmayilli
178, Jebrayil 118, Jelilabad 114, Julfa 36, Kelbejer 137,
Kurdemir 145, Lachin 146, Lenkeran 171, Lerik 157, Masalli 151,
Mereze 150, Mingechevir 147, Nabran 156, Naftalan 255,
Nakhchivan 136, Neftchala 153, Oguz 111, Ordubad 136, Qakh 144,
Qazakh 279, Qazi Memmed 140, Qebele 160, Qobustan 150, Quba 169,
Qubadli 133, Qusar 138, Saatli 168, Sabirabad 143, Salyan 163,
Samukh 265, Sederek 136, Shahbuz 136, Shamakhi 176, Sheki 177,
Shemkir 241, Sherur 136, Shirvan 197, Siyezen 190, Sumqayit
18-64, Shusha 191, Terter 246, Tovuz 231, Ujar 170, Khachmaz
172, Khankendi 162, Khanlar 230, Khizi 199, Khojali 102, Khudat
172, Yardimli 175, Yevlakh 166, Zagatala 174, Zengilan 196,
Zerdab 135.
Emergency numbers:
Ambulance: 103
Fire: 101
Police: 102
Exact time service: 106
Internet
The cost of Internet service is steadily
decreasing: as of 2010, monthly unlimited ADSL connection of 1
Mbit/s cost around USD 20-25 per month. While the cost of
international traffic has gone down over the last several years,
the cost for usage of the local infrastructure remains
unchanged.Approximately 50 percent of the expenses of
small ISPs are local connection costs paid to the state-owned
company controlling the market. Because these expenses are
the same for all providers, they have agreed among themselves to
charge end users the same price for unlimited monthly dial-up
service. Larger providers temporarily blocked the ISPs that
tried to contravene the concerted practice. In December 2007,
for example, two small providers—SuperOnline and AvirTel —were
blocked by local ISPs (Adanet and IntraNS) while trying to
provide service at a lower price for the customers. Shortly
after the providers agreed to bring the price of their services
into line, the block was lifted. For similar reasons, the larger
ISPs blocked another smaller local ISP—Azeronline.
