UAE incumbent Etisalat has signed an agreement with the Afghan telecom regulator to provide telecommunications in rural areas of Afghanistan, said UAE state news agency WAM.
Etisalat Afghanistan will receive a US$3.4m (E2.5m) subsidy from the Afghan…
UAE incumbent Etisalat has signed an agreement with the Afghan telecom regulator to provide telecommunications in rural areas of Afghanistan, said UAE state news agency WAM.
Etisalat Afghanistan will receive a US$3.4m (E2.5m) subsidy from the Afghan Telecommunication Development Fund. The TDF is fed by a tax levied on telecoms operators and was established to bring communications to far-flung areas of the country.
The project will see Etisalat build and operate 23 base transceiver stations in 17 districts of nine provinces.
Etisalat has nearly 4 million subscribers in its Afghan network covering 29 provinces in Afghanistan.
The company competes with MTN, Afghan Telecom and Roshan.
