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USF Mission:
“Every Pakistani
has the right to
modern
telecommunication
services and we
strive to provide
that”
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-Parvez IftikharCEO USF, MoIT .
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1. Background of USF (5)
2. Three Main Programs of USF (1)
1. Rural Telecom (3)
2. Fiber to every Tehsil (2)
3. Broadband for Unserved Urban Areas (2)
3. Broadband for Education (5)
Agenda
Why Universal Service Fund?• Despite massive
growth in Telecom, vast areas remain unserved
• On the other hand, telecom hasbecome the most important tool for rapid development –especially for remote areas
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60%
Pakistan
Srilanka
India
B'Desh
Nepal
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51%
24%
19%
10%
Teledensities
Latest Pak tele-density is above 60%
What is Universal Service Fund?
Consists of contributions by Licensed Telecom Service Providers
No direct Government Funding
Spent by Telecom Service Providers to provide services in unserved/under-served areas
MoIT acts like a “Trustee” of the Fund
Disbursed through open competitive bidding by USFCo., which is set up under Section 42 of Companies Ordinance 1984
USF Co. is run by an Independent Board as a Public-Private partnership
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Public-Private Partnership
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Rep. of Consumer Associations
Rep. of Mobile Operators
Rep. LL/LDI Operators
Representative of ISPs
Member Telecom MoIT
Chairman PTA
Federal Secretary IT
Federal Minister of IT
CEO USF
PUBLIC PRIVATEUSF Co. Board
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4.5%
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1.5%
1.5%
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1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
As % of Revenue
USF Contributions
Another Source is part of APC
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8 Operator's Investment
USF Subsidy
36%
64%*
USF own & generated investments
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vest
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tBillion Rs.
~ Rs. 22 Bil
~ Rs 3 Bildisbursed
* Including 2 Projects ready for signing.
USF Programs
3 + Programs
Rural Telecom
5% Rural Tele-density
Optic Fiber Cables
For all Tehsils/Talqas
Broadband
1% Nation-wide Avg.
< - T E L E C E N T E R S - >
Status of Mauzas in Rural Program
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37%
12%
32%
19%
Approximately 12,000 unserved Mauzas
Bids called
Remaining
Work-in-Progress
Public Services in Rural Program
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S. No. Lot PCOs Telecenter
1 Malakand 200 11
2 Sukkar 102 7
3 DG Khan 71 7
4 Pishin 29 0
5 Dadu 96 4
6 Bahawalpur 15 0
7 Mirpurkhas 127 27
8 Mansehra 113 1
9 Larkana 38 0
10 Nasirabad 53 3
Tot. in 10 Lots 844 60Belo Gulbahar,
Dist. Thatta
Ghariabad Kahkat, Dist. Naushehro Feroze
OFC Program split in 11 ‘Packages’
No 11 Package of unserved Tehsils
Route in Kms
1 SIND 7162 BALUCHISTAN – 1 848 3 BALUCHISTAN – 2 1,396 4 BALUCHISTAN – 3 1,1175 BALUCHISTAN – 4 700 6 BALUCHISTAN – 5 720 7 NWFP Excl FATA – 1 1728 NWFP Excl FATA – 2 4289 FATA—1 420 10 FATA—2 430 11 FATA—3 450
Total (excl NAs & AJ&K) ~ 7,400
Already served Tehsils
4 ContractedContract ready for signing
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USF Strategy to spread Broadband
Un-served Rural62%
Covered21%
Un-served Urban17%
~480 cities & towns: no Broadband available
Rural areas: No PCs, & No Computer-literacy
15 to 18 large cities: Broadband is available
1. Start by targeting Unserved Urban Areas
2. Pay only when given targets are achieved (OBA)
3. More than one subsidy winner
4. Special emphasis on Education
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Broadband Program Progress
50,000 Broadband Connections
already added !4 Agreements signed
KTR, LTR & ITR are considered “served” 18
1 ready for Signature
1Bid under Evaluation
Ea
No Region EBCs Students
1 FTR 250 178,000
2 MTR 327 240,000
3 STR-1 82 82,000
4 HTR 145 80,000
5 GTR* 238 240,000
Total 1,042 820,000
For every Higher Sec. School, College and Library:
• free broadband for 1st year
• 5 PCs in a LAN
• training of 2 Trainers
Special Emphasis on Education
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Ultimately:
~1,900 Educational Broadband Centers“Educational Broadband Centers”
* Ready for signing
Province wise EBCs
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No of Towns: 50No of EBCs: 574/145
No of Towns: 200No of EBCs: 1,416/815
No of Towns: 150No of EBCs: 339/82
No of Towns: 45No of EBCs: 100/--
Girls HSS, Rasool Nagar
Iqbal Library, Sialkot
USF: Basic Info (Public & Private) NEC
Consultants: Addresses, D.E. Offices, BISE
Consultants: Visit each Institution, verify names/addresses, collect GIS
Co-ords, Number of Students, Teachers, PCs, Check Internet
USF: Process the collected Information and make part of Bidding Documents
How Info for EBCs is collected
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Overlap with Punjab Govt. Project
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Telecom Regions
Higher Secondary Schools
Punjab Govt. Computer
Labs
USF EBCs
FTR 60 13
MTR 61 31
GTR 41 33
CTR 44 23
Total 206 100
In the 4 Telecom
Regions so far, there
is an overlap in 100
out of 206 HSSs.
(to discuss separately)
Request to Provincial Governments
Help Telecom Operators in deployment of EBCs at
Higher Sec. Schools and Colleges, like:
• Allocation of appropriate room/space
• Provision of electricity
• Delegation of 2 Teachers for Training
In short: Take Ownership!
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