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_: wateen Telecom Ltd., Pakistan's leading telecommunications company, has been awarded a PKR2.4 billion project to develop an extensive optical fibre network in Balochistan. The project, called USF Balochistan Package 4 (bp-4), entails the laying of over 1,100 km of an optical fibre network in northern Balochistan.
An amount of pkr 1.975 billion will be provided by USF in the form of a subsidy; the rest of the cost will be borne by wateen.
The new optical fibre network will connect twenty un-served cities and towns including Gulistan, Musakhel , Barshor, Duki , Harnai , ziarat, Sinjawi, zhob, Sherani and Qamardinkarez. wateen has joined hands with the Universal Service Fund Company (USF co.) to undertake this project of national importance, which will go a long way in bridging the digital divide in the country. The project, funded through a USF subsidy, will provide state of the art digital infrastructure in remote areas of Balochistan, and could be further exploited to build it, telecom,...