Posted on: 20th April
05
Date: 24 April 2005
Time:10:00 to 11:00
Venue: Ministry of Communications, Kabul-Main-Building-3rd
Floor
HE Minister of Communications Amirzai Sangin will address
the media and all interested parties to launch two major
initiatives for 1384 (2005-2006).
The growth and vitality of the telecommunications sector
in Afghanistan is one of the few remarkable success
stories of the recent past. Since 1382 (2003-2004),
when the first two licenses were issued for GSM mobile
services, the mobile telephone subscribers have increased
from zero to close to 800,000 users. More than US$ 250
million has been invested in modern infrastructure,
now reaching 23 urban areas nationwide.
Afghanistan will now issue two additional GSM licenses
(in 900 & 1800 MHz) with service to commence on
10 January 2006. It is expected that these new licenses
will generate large amount of revenues for the government
in license fees, attract more than US$ 200 million in
new foreign direct investment and create thousands of
skilled, well-paying jobs.
The second initiative will be focused on increasing
fixed telephony services in small towns and rural areas.
The Local Fixed Service Provider (LFSP) program will
enable potentially hundreds of smaller-scale investors
to set up companies at the village, province or regional
basis to provide the full range of telecom services
using wireless local loop (WLL) and other advanced access
technologies.
For more information please contact
Zaki Royan
+93-79-492-268
Zaki.royan@moc.gov.af |
