Last mile in Sentech’s journey towards merger
New state infrastructure company to emerge from union of signal distributor and Broadband Infraco
19 December 2019 - 19:33
State signal distributor Sentech and Broadband Infraco — which is responsible for running more than 15,000 (tel:+2715000)km of fibre networks across the country — are to merge and establish a new state infrastructure company.
The government is accelerating its efforts to reduce communication costs, particularly the price of data — despite objections by major network operators. The state is keen to boost broadband penetration, and the release of additional spectrum will be key in this regard. It is finalising the licensing process, which it says will spur economic growth...
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