The current paper is a special edition dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the development of ICT in Mongolia.
It was over 90 years ago, when the first PABX for 25 users was installed in Urge (at that time name for “Ulaanbaatar”), followed by installation of first telegraphic equipment connecting Mongolia with outer world. The establishment of the Mongolian Telegraphic Agency (MONTA) and General Committee of Postal and Telegraphic Information in 1921 has initiated the start of telecommunications in Mongolia. The following decade has seen the printing of first postal stamp of Mongolia, establishment of open copper telecommunications network connecting over 100 soums and the first telecommunications service center.
During telecommunications installation phase – first growth, which continued till early 1990’s, the very first radio television center, earth station, FM stations, mainframe computers and analog microwave networks were installed and Ministry of Telecommunications was established. In the transition to market economy, the mid-term strategy to develop ICT sector of Mongolia, law on Communications and other policy documents were developed and approved by Parliament of Mongolia in the beginning of digitized telecommunications phase – second grown.