Saudi- Mobily signs two projects to provide telecom services

(MENAFN- Arab News) Mobily has delivered 60 percent of the population gatherings to be covered within the two projects of the Universal Service Fund (VII and VIII) signed with the CITC (Communications and Information Technology Commission) to develop31 provinces in the Central and Western regions within the CITC plans aiming to provide telecommunications and data services to many of the villages and remote hamlets with low population density.

The Project VII of the Universal Service Fund aims to develop voice communications and broadband services in 12 provinces in Riyadh region and 13 provinces in Qassim region. This project includes the provinces of Ermah Al-Majma'ah Zulfi Shaqraa Thadiq Al-Ghat Dawadmi Afif Al-Gweiyyah Riyadh Huraymila Dharmah Al-Deriyya and Murat in Riyadh region and the provinces of Buraidah Unaizah Ar Rass Al-Mozneb Al-Bekeereyya Al-Badaei Al-Asyah Al-Nabhaniah Uyun Al Jiwa Riyadh Al-Khabra Al-Shomasia Uklat Alsughoor and Darbah in Qassim region. For this end 216 towers were constructed and 197 existing towers were upgraded to serve 1147 population gatherings representing more than 60 percent of the targeted overall population gathering required to be covered.

Whereas project VIII of the Universal Service Fund aims to develop voice communications and broadband services in 6 provinces in Makkaha namely Al-Khorma Taif Raniah Terbam Al-Moyah and Meesan.