Ashgabat City Telephone Network

Turkmen telecommunications company

Ashgabat City Telephone Network

Native name

| Aşgabat şäher telefon ulgamy

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Company type| State-owned Closed Joint Stock Company
Industry| Telecommunications
Founded| 27 January 1994
Headquarters| Ashgabat, A. Nyýazow şaýoly 104 [1]
Products| Mobile Telephony, Internet
Website| https://www.astu.tm/

The Ashgabat City Telephone Network (Turkmen: Aşgabat şäher telefon ulgamy, AŞTU) is the telecommunications company in Turkmenistan which provides local telephone, CDMA and IPTV[2] service to subscribers in the city of Ashgabat. It provides long-distance and international calls, broadband access to the Internet via ADSL, and Wi-Fi services for home, business, educational institutions and foreign enterprises.[3]

## History

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The company was registered on 27 January 1994.

Based on the decree of the President of Turkmenistan dated 17 April 2015, the Ashgabat City Telephone Network was transformed into a closed joint-stock company,[4] with the participation of the Ministry of Communications of Turkmenistan with a share in the authorized capital of 30% and the State Telecommunications Company Turkmentelecom with a share of 60%.[5]

## Services

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Ashgabat City Telephone Network presently offers a variety of brands and services including dedicated physical and virtual server leasing, colocation services, cloud services.[6]

### Cable telephony

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As of 2023, the number of customers of cable telephone services reached 247,449 subscribers.[7]

### IPTV

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As of 2023, the number of customers of IPTV services totals 126,449 subscribers.[7]

### Internet

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As of 2023, the number of Internet services customers has reached 96,881 subscribers.[7]

### CDMA Network

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The CDMA network in Ashgabat was established and put into operation in 2003. Since 2010, the network equipment has been installed and commissioned in other regions of Turkmenistan. The number of users as of 2023 reaches 55,610 subscribers.[7]

## References

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1. ^ https://www.astu.tm/ru/service
2. ^ http://agts.tv/ru/iptv
3. ^ http://agts.tv/ru/internet
4. ^ turkmenportal (2025-07-24). "В Туркменистане создано акционерное общество закрытого типа «Ашхабадская городская телефонная сеть» | Политика". Туркменистан, интернет портал о культурной, деловой и развлекательной жизни в Туркменистане (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-07-29.
5. ^ "Создано ЗАО «Ашхабадская городская телефонная сеть»". Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
6. ^ turkmenportal (2025-07-24). "АГТС предлагает новую услугу «колокейшн» | Технологии". Туркменистан, интернет портал о культурной, деловой и развлекательной жизни в Туркменистане (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-07-29.
7. ^ a b c d "АГТС - О нас". www.astu.tm. Retrieved 2023-11-26.

## External links

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* Official web-site

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Turkmenistan mobile phone companies

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* Altyn Asyr
* AȘTU

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* MTS Turkmenistan (BCTI)
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