The Universal Service Fund (USF) on Monday approved the award of contracts to several cellular service providers, including Telenor, Zong, Ufone and PTCL under the Next Generation Broadband for Sustainable Development and Next Generation Optical Fibre Network and Services programmes. The total worth of the awarded contracts is Rs5.11 billion. According to the details of the contracts, PTCL was awarded the contract for Kashmore, Ghotki, Sukkur and Khairpur districts in Sindh. Telenor, Zong and Ufone bagged contracts worth Rs2 billion. The projects which would improve digital and cellular connectivity in the country, especially in rural areas as well as promoting tourism infrastructure.

Source: Pakistan Today October 20, 2020 14:46 UTC