ISLAMABAD
Syed Amin ul Haque, Minister of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT), has launched two more projects of high speed mobile broadband services (NGBSD) in four more districts of Sindh. According to a press release, the projects have been assigned to Jazz Network at a total cost of Rs698 million and would be completed in a short span of 12 months which
Haaris Mahmood Chaudhry, Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF) and Mudassar Hussain, Vice President, Jazz Network, signed the agreement for the projects
The mister addressing the ceremony said the first project was for providing high speed mobile broadband services at a cost of Rs, 246 million to provide 359 unserved and underserved Mauzas of Kambar Shahdadkot and Larkana
The second project worth Rs, 451 million was to provide NGBSD of 438 Mauzas of Naushahro Feroze and Shaheed Benazirabad Districts, he added. On the occasion, Syed Amin ul Haq criticising the Sindh government said, “The corrupt PPP government does not carry out development work in the province itself and does not allow anyone to do it; they are in danger that the people of Sindh will get convenience and development.
So let them not stand against the old system”.
He announced that a big protest would be held next week under the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQMP) against the black local government law.
Earlier, in his welcome address, Haaris Mahmood Chaudhry, Chief Executive of USF, while giving details about the performance of USF and two new projects for Sindh, said as per the directives of Federal Minister Syed Amin Ul Haq, all projects would be completed within the stipulated time frame with high standard and quality.
Chief Commercial Officer of Jazz, Asif Aziz said, “Providing reliable mobile broadband to all our fellow citizens remains a key priority at Jazz. Through this collaboration with USF, 719 un-served mauzas of rural Sindh will be able to access high speed mobile broadband which will unlock unlimited socio-economic opportunities for the residents.”
He also warned that the country is in a state of digital emergency and the proposed move to increase WHT on telecom users and a 17 percent sales tax on smartphones and laptops will further push the country behind its global peers.
