USF CEO Race Heats Up: Interviews Concluded For 35 Candidates
The Ministry of IT and Telecommunication has completed the interview phase for the selection of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Universal Service Fund (USF). The Ministry of IT…
USF Spent Rs 90.670B On Providing Telecom Services In Unserved Areas
The Universal Service Fund (USF) has received a total of Rs 131.298 billion from telecom operators since it was founded, according to official data. Official records show that since its…
IT Minister Inaugurates Gokina Smart Village Project
This pilot project is a part of Smart Villages of Pakistan, a national program that the MoITT, USF, the International Telecommunication Union, and Huawei launched in 2021. In the Asia…
Over 70 USF’s Connectivity Projects To Complete By June
After the completion of these connectivity projects, a ministry of IT official estimates that 28 million people will have access to broadband. For the connectivity of remote areas, more than…
ITT Ministry Asks To Release Stalled USF Funds To Run New Schemes
The Federal Minister for ITT told reporters that the ministry had written four to six letters to the Ministry of Finance requesting the release of Rs 61.3 billion. The Ministry…
Awards Of Contracts Approves By USF To Jazz, Zong,Ufone
The Universal Service Fund (USF) Board on Thursday approved awards of contracts to the PMCL (Jazz), the CMPAK (Zong), and the PMTL (Ufone) for Next Generation Broadband for Sustainable Development…
USF awarded Rs 2.8 billion for six projects of NGBSD for under-served areas of the Pakistan
The Universal Service Fund (USF) has awarded six projects of Next Generation Broadband for Sustainable Development (NGBSD) worth Rs 2.8 billion for strengthening the socio-economic status of the under-served and…
USF spends Rs 21 Billion to supply telecom services in remote areas
State Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan informed the House that Rs. 21 billion has been spent so far to provide telecom services in un-served and underserved areas under…
USF BOD endorses contracts for Telenor & Jazz
The Board of Directors (BoD) of Universal Service Fund Company (USF Co) has approved the award of two contracts with a subsidy of Rs. 680 million to Telenor Pakistan and…
Jazz & USF to Bridge the Digital Divide in South Waziristan
Continuing its partnership with Jazz for developing cellular access in underserved regions, the Universal Service Fund (USF) has awarded a new contract worth PKR 90 Million to Pakistan’s leading digital…
NG-BSD projects approved by USF for indigent areas
Universal Service Fund (USF) approved two projects of Next Generation Broadband for Sustainable Development (NG-BSD) with cost of over Rs. 360 million approximately. Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui Federal Secretary Ministry of…