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Information and communication technology (ICT) in Kosovo has experienced a remarkable development since 1999.〔 From being almost non-existent 10 years ago, Kosovar companies in the information technology (IT) domain offer today wide range of ICT services to their customers both local as well as to foreign companies.〔 Kosovo has the youngest population in Europe, with advanced knowledge in ICT.〔 Today, public and private education institutions in the IT field, through certified learning curricula by companies such as CISCO〔 and Microsoft, provide education to thousands of young Kosovars while the demand for this form of training is still rising. Kosovo has two authorized mobile network operators and is the only country in the region not having awarded any UMTS license. Kosovo has neither awarded licenses for fixed wireless access, nor made the 900 and 1800 MHz bands technology neutral. Currently around 1,200,000 customers of “Vala” Post and Telecom of Kosovo (PTK). As of March 2007 the second GSM license granted to IPKO – Telekom Slovenije. Currently IPKO has ca. 300,000 users. Kosovo still does not have its own country code and the network operators in Kosovo use one of three options: Monaco (+377), Slovenia (+386) and Serbia (381).〔 The infrastructure of ICT sector in Kosovo is mainly built of microwave network, optic and coaxial cable (DOCSIS). The telecom industry is liberalized and legislation is introduced adopting European union(EU) regulatory principles and promoting competition. Some of the main internet providers are PTK, IPKO, Kujtesa and Artmotion ==History== First ICT companies in Kosovo can be found as early 1984, these companies where mainly focused on radio telecommunication and audio-video systems, while in early and mid '90s more companies were created, mainly specializing in personal computer sales. ICT industry in Kosovo boomed after 1999 with a lot of new companies being created,〔 among which IPKO which now one of the major telecommunication providers and one of the biggest foreign investments in Kosovo. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Information and communications technology in Kosovo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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