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Universal Service Fund was established by the Government of Pakistan (Ministry of Information Technology) to spread the benefits of the telecom revolution to all corners of Pakistan. USF promotes the development of telecommunication services in un-served and under-served areas throughout the length and breadth of the country.

The fund consists of contributions (1.5% of adjusted revenues) by the Telecom Operators with no Government funding involved. To utilize this fund for achievement of the targets, it was decided to follow a “Public Private Partnership” Model. USF has an independent Board of Directors equally balanced between four members from the government and four from private sector..

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JUL

2.36 Billion Rupees of Universal Service Fund for Rural Telecom and Broadband Projects in unserved areas of Pakistan

Universal Service Fund signed contracts for providing basic telecom services in Nasirabad (Balochistan) with CM Pak and Broadband Services in Multan Telecom Region (Southern Punjab) with World Call. CEO CM Pak, Mr. Qian Li and CEO World Call, Babar Ali Syed signed these contracts with CEO Universal Service Fund, Parvez Iftikhar.

Secretary IT, Mr. Naguibullah Malik witnessed the signing ceremony as the chief guest. In the Rural Telecom project, CMPak will be paid Rs. 1.57 Billi ...

01 JUL	2.9 Billion Rupees of Universal Service Fund for Broadband and Optic Fiber Projects in unserved areas of Pakistan
	CEO-PTCL, Walid Irshaid and Chief Executive Officer Universal Service Fund, Parvez Iftikhar signed these contracts. Universal Service Fund signed three contracts with PTCL for providing Broadband Services in the Un-Served Urban areas of Southern Punjab and Lower Sin ...

19 May	600 Million Rupees of Universal Service Fund (Pakistan) for Optic Fiber in Balochistan and basic telecom service in Larkana
	600 Million Rupees of Universal Service Fund (Pakistan) for Optic Fiber in Balochistan and basic telecom service in Larkana. Contracts signed on World Telecom Day To commemorate World Telecom and Information Society Day (WTIS) 2009, Ministry of Information Technology held an event in Islamabad which was attended ...

28
APR

Universal Service Fund awards Rs. 1.4 Billion Contracts for Broadband in Un-served Urban Areas

Universal Service Fund awarded first contracts, worth Rs. 1.4 Billion in total, for providing Broadband Services in the Un-Served Urban areas of Faisalabad Telecom Region (FTR) comprising of districts of Faisalabad, Jhang, Sargodha, Toba Tek Singh, Khushab, Bhakkar and Mianwali, excluding the served city of Faisalabad, to PTCL and Wateen Telecom.

Through this project, initially 72,500 broadband connections will be provided by PTCL and 16,500 by Wateen Telecom. It may be mentioned that Universal ...