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PAKISTAN TELCOS TO INSTALL 900KM OPTIC FIBER IN BALOCHISTANISLAMABAD, May 20, 2009 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- The Universal Service Fund, Wateen Telecom and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTCL) signed on Sunday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to install 900km of optic fiber in Balochistan and provide basic services in Larkana, Sindh province. Under the agreement 900 Km optic fiber cable will be provided to five un-served Tehsils in Balochistan, (Dasht, Noshki, Dalbandin, Mashkhel and Taftan), touching also the cities of Dringar Ahmedwal, Nokundi and Chaghi and 335,000 people. The second project would provide basic telephone data services in the un-served areas of Larkana and Shikarpur (Sindh) benefiting 165,000 people. (PPI) |