Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has inaugurated a broadband coverage project worth PKR 759 million, a news source reported. The project has been named Seamless Broadband Coverage from Hub to Jiwani: Makran Coastal Highway.
A contract to this effect was signed between Universal Services Fund (USF) and the cellular operator Ufone. USF CEO Rizwan Mustafa Mir and his Ufone counterpart Rashid Khan signed the contract on behalf of their organisations. Senior IT ministry, Ufone and USF officials, and representatives from IT and telecommunications companies attended the ceremony.
Under the project, 58 base transceiver station (BTS) towers will be installed in the contracted timeframe of 18 months. The project will also cover highways and motorways.
The project will be the first of its kind in which national roaming will be enabled by the operator so subscribers from other operators can receive service while travelling on highways and motorways.
