To provide hi-speed mobile broadband in Balochistan USF Board approves award of contracts to Ufone.

Islamabad -- The Board of Universal Service Fund (USF) on Monday approved award of contracts to PMTL (Ufone) for Next Generation Broadband for Sustainable Development Projects in Balochistan worth Rs 518 million.

Federal Secretary Ministry of IT and Telecom Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui chaired 72nd Board of Directors meeting of the USF. Chairman PTA Maj. Gen (R) Amir Azeem Bajwa also attended the meeting through video conferencing said a press release issued here .

The projects comprise Bolan Lot (Kacchi Bolan and Jhal Magsi districts) and Gwadar district.

The Hi-speed mobile Broadband services in Bolan lot will benefit an unserved population of around 440293 people thereby covering 582 unserved mauzas and an approximate unserved area of 11344 sq. km.

Similarly an unserved population of 2760 will gain advantage from Hi-speed mobile...