Every Pakistani has the right to modern telecommunication services and we strive to provide that

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1 USF Mission: Every Pakistani has the right to modern telecommunication services and we strive to provide that -Parvez Iftikhar CEO USF, MoIT. 1

2 Agenda 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) 2

3 Why Universal Service Fund? Despite massive growth in Telecom, vast areas remain unserved 60% 50% 40% Teledensities 57% 51% Pakistan Srilanka On the other hand, telecom has become the most important tool for rapid development especially for remote areas 30% 20% 10% 0% 24% 19% 10% India B'Desh Nepal Latest Pak tele-density is above 60%

4 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 4

5 Public-Private Partnership PUBLIC Federal Minister of IT Federal Secretary IT Chairman PTA Member Telecom MoIT USF Co. Board CEO USF PRIVATE Representative of ISPs Rep. LL/LDI Operators Rep. of Mobile Operators Rep. of Consumer Associations 5

6 USF Contributions As % of Revenue Another Source is part of APC 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 1.5% 1.5% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 6.0% 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 4.5% 6

7 USF own & generated investments ~ Rs. 22 Bil Total Investment 8 14 * Operator's Investment 36% USF Subsidy 64% ~ Rs 3 Bil disbursed Billion Rs. * Including 2 Projects ready for signing. 7

8 USF Programs Rural Telecom 5% Rural Tele-density 3 + Programs Optic Fiber Cables For all Tehsils/Talqas Broadband 1% Nation-wide Avg. < - T E L E C E N T E R S - >

9 1 st USF Program: Basic Rural Telecom 9

10 26 Lots of Rural Telecom 10

11 Status of Mauzas in Rural Program Approximately 12,000 unserved Mauzas Remaining 37% Bids called 12% 19% 32% Work-in-Progress 11

12 Public Services in Rural Program S. No. Lot PCOs Telecenter 1 Malakand Sukkar DG Khan Pishin Dadu Bahawalpur Mirpurkhas Mansehra Larkana Nasirabad 53 3 Tot. in 10 Lots Ghariabad Kahkat, Dist. Naushehro Feroze Belo Gulbahar, Dist. Thatta 12

13 2nd USF Program: Optic Fiber Access for all Tehsils 13

14 OFC Program split in 11 Packages 4 Contracted Contract ready for signing No 11 Package of unserved Tehsils Already served Tehsils Route in Kms 1 SIND BALUCHISTAN BALUCHISTAN 2 1,396 4 BALUCHISTAN 3 1,117 5 BALUCHISTAN BALUCHISTAN NWFP Excl FATA NWFP Excl FATA FATA FATA FATA Total (excl NAs & AJ&K) ~ 7,400 14

15 First OFC Project in Sindh

16 3 rd USF Program: Broadband for un-served urban areas 16

17 USF Strategy to spread Broadband 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 ~480 cities & towns: no Broadband available Unserved Urban 17% Unserved Rural 62% Covered 21% 15 to 18 large cities: Broadband is available Rural areas: No PCs, & No Computerliteracy 17

18 Broadband Program Progress 4 Agreements signed 50,000 Broadband Connections already added! 1 ready for Signature 1Bid under Evaluation KTR, LTR & ITR are considered served 18

19 Special Emphasis on Education For every Higher Sec. School, College and Library: free broadband for 1 st year 5 PCs in a LAN training of 2 Trainers Ea No Region EBCs Students 1 FTR ,000 2 MTR ,000 3 STR ,000 4 HTR ,000 5 GTR* ,000 Total 1, ,000 Educational Broadband Centers Ultimately: ~1,900 Educational Broadband Centers * Ready for signing 19

20 Province wise EBCs No of Towns: 50 No of EBCs: 574/145 No of Towns: 45 No of EBCs: 100/-- Girls HSS, Rasool Nagar No of Towns: 200 No of EBCs: 1,416/815 No of Towns: 150 No of EBCs: 339/82 Iqbal Library, Sialkot 20

21 How Info for EBCs is collected 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 21

22 Overlap with Punjab Govt. Project Telecom Regions Higher Secondary Schools Punjab Govt. Computer Labs USF EBCs FTR MTR GTR CTR In the 4 Telecom Regions so far, there is an overlap in 100 out of 206 HSSs. (to discuss separately) Total

23 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! 23

24 Thank You 24