Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Dr Umar Saif Tuesday said a boost in broadband fiber connectivity is vital for economic growth.
Chairing a meeting, the minister said that every 10 percent increase in mobile broadband adoption results in a 0.5 – 0.8 percent increase in GDP.
The meeting discussed in detail matters related to fiberization, and the Right of Way Policy. Senior officers of MoITT and representatives of telecom companies attended the meeting.
Dr Saif said that the provision of quality telecom services to the masses is topmost priority. “In the past few weeks, we have standardized right-of-way policies for laying of fiber for ISPs and telecom players”, he added.
He asked the IT industry to set its target for fiberization in the country. Ministry of IT & Telecom will fully cooperate with the telecom industry, he said further.
Economical broadband packages should be his concern. Another…….
Caretaker IT Minister, pie. Now IT Minister. Why do you forget that?
Allah give this minister hidayat. In 1.5 years big claims have been made by him. No results.
Are we ever going to get an IT minister who gets results instead of tall claims announcement?
He obsessed with uploading his photographs and changing the products name to mark achievements like foreign currency account to digital freelancer account.
This man has only one qualification and that is to give promises that are never delivered. Who hired this guy?
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