Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman Mohammad Naveed inaugurated the Rs759 million ‘Seamless Broadband Coverage from Hub to Jiwani: Makran Coastal Highway’ project in the capital.
A contract was also signed for the project between the Universal Services Fund (USF) and the cellular operator Ufone. USF CEO Rizwan Mustafa Mir signed the contract with Ufone CEO Rashid Khan.
Senior IT ministry, Ufone and USF officials and representatives from IT and telecommunications companies were also present.
In order to execute the project, 58 base transceiver station (BTS) towers will be installed in the contracted timeframe of 18 months.
Source: Dawn
