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In Syria there are some 2.6 million terrestrial phone lines and 2.3 million mobile phone line subscriptions. By the end of 2004 there were some 800,000 internet users (2). These figures are low indicate the weakness of spreading the internet service in comparison with the population census
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Syria has made progress in easing its heavy foreign debt burden through bilateral rescheduling deals with virtually all of its key creditors in Europe. In May 2005, Russia and Syria signed a deal that wrote off nearly three-quarters of Syria's debt to Russia, approximately �10.5 billion ($13 billion). The agreement left Syria with less than �3 billion (just over $3.6 billion) owed to Moscow. Half of it would be repaid over the next 10 years, while the rest would be paid into Russian accounts in Syrian banks and could be used for Russian investment projects in Syria and for buying Syrian products.
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US 'blocks' Syria pipeline: The US says it has blocked a pipeline used to pump Iraqi oil to Syria, in volume that allegedly violated UN sanctions. Oh, That Should Go Over Well with the Syrians. 4/16
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In the field of telecommunications, the Public Telecommunications Foundation has an exclusive entitlement to provide wire and wireless services all over Syria (3). The internet began officially operating in Syria in 1998. The service spread was only able to spread slowly because the security forces objected the use of the internet on security grounds from the very beginning (4).
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