The Minister of Communications, Dr. Hayam Al-Yasiri, discussed with representatives of the international space x company, a project to provide Internet service via space, during a remote meeting (video conference), in the presence of the advanced technical staff in the Ministry and its formations.
During the meeting, according to a statement by the media office of the Ministry today, they listened to an explanatory explanation from the company about the project.
Al-Yasiri discussed with the company a number of important issues, foremost of which is the security aspect, and stressed that project management, and control are all in the hands of the Ministry exclusively.
It was also reached with the aforementioned company the possibility of reducing the prices of the system that the user buys and the subscription price to a large extent compared to their prices in other countries that launched the service, in addition to the ease of its acquisition and the speed of its arrival to the citizen after a short period of demand.
Al-Yasiri emphasized the exact standards of Internet service quality and speed, which were determined in detail with the service provider company.
She indicated that the Ministry prefers direct sales to citizens and avoids the system of intermediaries.
It is noteworthy that the system does not need technical procedures to install it, but the citizen can obtain the service directly from the satellite as soon as it is acquired.
On the other hand, the company’s representatives expressed their desire to cooperate with the Ministry and contract with it in this field, and it was agreed to hold a physical meeting with officials in the Ministry to discuss the exact details of the project.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency