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With the consumer rights' regulation, a top limit for THE SECTOR IS REINFORCED
invoices had already been deemed right. Apart from this, WITH R&D PROMOTIONS
with the regulation on the limited services, the liability
of the mobile phone businesses to inform without R&D promotions by Directorate General for
price has also been valid for the Internet providers. It Communication have been an important support
was ensured that the consumers were pre-informed for the sector. In context of the promotions aiming
when they reach the %80 and %100 of their limited use. at supporting the high-end and important projects
that will ensure our country to come forward in the
Besides, the availability of questioning the subscriber international arena in the fields of information and
lines without the permission of the person whose communication technologies, it has been decided
identity information is taken and problems arising in to allocate R&D promotions as 10 million TL for the
the register of the phones brought from abroad are projects in communication sector and 20 million TL
prevented, online register application has started. for space and aviation.

MOBILE SERVICE IN 2,128 SETTLEMENTS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AT SCHOOLS

In context of the project started with the aim of A tremendous effort was given for everyone to
supplying GSM coverage for 2,128 settlements with benefit from the information technologies equally.
a population of 1-500, tender has been held for the Especially through the foundation of information
coverage of 799 settlements in total by 23 November technology classes, the children were ensured to use
2012. On 23 February 2013, a contract with Turkcell the technology that came to our lives rapidly. In rural
was signed. The contract duration is three years and it areas where population is not intense, 4,918 schools
is foreseen that the investment will be implemented in were provided with satellite technology; 5,600 schools
two years. The contract sum is 312 million 773 thousand were provided with ADSL technology, which means
TLs. The subscribers of all three GSM businesses can 10,518 schools were supplied with broadband Internet
utilize the infrastructure. Installation works have started access in total. It was made sure that the cost of Internet
and inauguration of the completed places are planned usage at schools, the installation and usage costs at the
to be done within this year. dormitories under the Credits and Dormitories Institute
are paid from the Universal Service Budget.

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