PTCL Starts broadband services in Sukkur
 

The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) under the Universal Service Fund (USF) has started the installation and provision of broadband services in Sukkur Region. This was stated by PTCL’s Senior Executive Vice-President Corporate Development, Sikandar Naqi. In a statement here on Saturday he said that the PTCL is working in a determined manner for the government’s programme of the promotion of the development of telecommunication services and spread of modern information and communication technology services to ensure dissemination of knowledge and information.
It said that the PTCL in open bidding obtained the right for provision of broadband services in 10 districts of Sukkur Region. These included Ghotki, Jacobabad, Kambar-Shahdadkot, Khairpur, Nausherferoze, Shaheed Benazirabad (Nawabshah). In these districts 104 educational broadband centres and 51 community broadband centres would also be established, it was further stated.