ISLAMABAD: The Univer­sal Service Fund (USF) on Wed­­nesday approved nine new telecom projects worth Rs13.05 billion to provide high-speed internet and voice services to 5.55 million unserved and underserved residents across the country.

The approved projects inc­lude the Next Generation Bro­adband Services for Sustai­n­able Development (NGBSD), with six projects set to deliver high-speed broadband and voice services to 1.267m people across 753 mauzas in seven districts.

The USF board also approved three projects to lay 1,428km optical fibre network (OFC) across 178 towns and union councils........

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