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Nkom grants NOK 135 mln public contracts to improve telecoms infrastructure in Finnmark

Friday 18 December 2020 | 12:42 CET | News
Norwegian communications regulator Nkom said it has awarded contracts worth NOK 135 million to develop digital provision in the northerly county of Finnmark. The aim is to reduce vulnerability and improve telecoms infastructure. Most of the works will be funded by extra money granted in the 2020 national budget.

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Categories: General
Companies: Ice Group / Lyse / Telenor Norway / Telia Norway
Countries: Norway
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