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From: "Dr. Yousef Nusseir" <ynusseir@nic.gov.jo> To: Maria Dolores Lizarzaburu <mlizarza@darkwing.uoregon.edu> Time: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 10:48:14 -0700 Subject: Re: Jordan and the Internet > 1) Could you please provide a brief technical description of the > Jordan's external connectivity to the Internet - including upstream > provider(s), international bandwidth of the link(s), etc. ? Main International IP capacity: 465M IP capacity (3xSTM-1) The internet gateway is Jordan Telecom (JT) Hub. > 2)Please also include the ISPs with their contact information (URLS, and name and > email address for the appropriate administrative and > technical contact). LIST OF ISP’s National Information Technology Centre P.O.Box 259 Amman 11941 Tel No. +962 6 5337184 Fax No. + 962 6 5337168 Email info@nic.gov.jo Website www.nic.gov.jo Batelco - Jordan P.O.Box 811912 Amman 11181 Tel. No. + 962 6 5510101 Fax No. + 962 6 5510102 E-mail info@nets.com.jo Website www.batelco.jo International Data Exchange ( Index - Cyberia ) P.O.Box 851620 Amman 11185 Tel. No. + 962 6 5515333 Fax No. + 962 6 5515999 E-mail info@cyberia.jo Website www.cyberia.jo Middle East Communications Corporation (MEC) P.O.Box 144040 Amman 11844 Tel. No. + 962 6 5818899/5819800 Fax No. + 962 6 5828684 E-mail mec@mec.com.jo Website www.mec.com.jo Global One Communications P.O.Box 941477 Amman 11194 Tel. No. + 962 6 5624777 Fax No. + 962 6 5697111 E-mail info@go.com.jo Website www.go.com.jo ACCESSME JORDAN P.O.Box 941136 Amman 11194 Tel. No. + 962 6 5699990 Fax No. + 962 6 5691999 E-mail infojo@accessme.com Website www.accessme.com Networks Exchange Technology Co. Ltd. (NEXT) P.O.Box 510449 Amman 11151 Tel. No. + 962 6 4736800 Fax No. + 962 6 4736848 E-mail info@Next.jo Website www.Next.jo JORDAN DATA COMMUNICATION SERVICES CO. (LINKdotNET) P.O.Box 940821 Amman 11194 Tel. No. + 962 6 5546666 Fax No. + 962 6 5546677 Arab International CO. for Education & Investment / Applied Science University P.O.Box 214 Amman 11931 TTel. No. + 962 6 5237181 Fax No. + 962 6 5232899 E-mail info@asu.edu.jo Website www.asu.edu.jo > 3)What do you see as the prospects for Internet growth in Jordan; > what would help it, and what are currently the major obstacles? Prospects are good, there is a constant increase in internet user community. Obstacles: -Low ICT penetration -Price of computers & cost of internet access -Arabic Content Best regards, Yousef Dr. Yousef Nusseir <ynusseir@nic.gov.jo>
