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Wateen Telecom has been awarded a millions of rupees worth of project to develop an extensive optical fibre network in Sindh. According to a press release, the project, being subsidised by the IT ministry’s Universal Services Fund, entails the laying of an optical fibre network over 1,037 km in the southern telecom region. USF will provide Rs449 million in the form of subsidy and rest of the cost will be borne by Wateen.
The optical fibre network will connect 17 far-off cities and towns. Wateen has joined hands with USF to undertake this project of national importance, which will go a long way in bridging the digital divide in the country.
The project, inaugurated by the prime minister on February 23 in Sanghar, will provide state-of-the-art digital infrastructure in remote areas of Sindh and could be further exploited to provide IT, telecom, education, health and business services.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 16th, 2013.
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