Pakistan is moving forward to bridge the digital divide in the country by improving the access to ICT for low income groups. The government is targeting to provide 1.6 million broadband connections in next three years.
Nepal Telecom (NT), the state-run communication supplier has launched third generation (3G) mobile services on May 17, 2007. The services are being launched on the occasion of the International Telecom Day.
New Communications and IT Minister of India, A.Raja has promised to focus on rural telephony across the country.
UK is falling behind in its overall IT readiness and infrastructure. From the fifth in 2006 through, now the UK has dropped to seventh.
The Indian Government has decided to set up telecom-specific Special Economic Zones to make India the telecom manufacturing hub.
Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) has invited two sets of bids from telecom operators to provide high quality telephony service in rural areas of India. USOF, the agency has conducted an auction to select the telecom operators to subsidise rural communications.
The Indian Government is planning to offer free, high-speed broadband connectivity to all Indians by 2009.
Malaysia’s Selangor state government has awarded local technology provider, Obnet to connect government offices and related agencies with a state-of-the-art wireless broadband infrastructure.
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has called the federal Government to implement world-class broadband infrastructure as a national priority. ACS is also establishing a National Telecommunications Special Interest Group with the alliance of Telecommunication Society of Australia.
India is aiming to provide 20 million broadband connections by the end of year 2010. Indian Communications & Information Technology Minister has set a target to provide nine million broadband connections in India.
