At least 212 communication nodes have been built, over 3,900 kilometers of fiber-optic Internet network have been laid, and 30 backbone nodes have been deployed in Kyrgyzstan since the beginning of 2025 to enhance digital connectivity. 8% of Kyrgyzstan's inhabited localities. Internet penetration reached about 79. Urban areas account for about 38% of the. On February 6, 2025, the telecommunications operator Kyrgyztelecom announced the completion of the Digital CASA megaproject aimed at developing the national digital ecosystem in Kyrgyzstan. As part of the initiative, more than 3000 km of fiber-optic communication lines (FOCL) were laid. This initiative is being implemented as part of the first component of the World Bank's Digital CASA – Kygyz Republic project under the Ministry of Digital. In the early 2000s, Kyrgyzstan used international investment support to restructure its telecommunications system, which had 7. 7 telephone lines per 100 inhabitants in 2002 and 1,100,000 cellular phones in use in 2007.
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