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Peru to bring high-speed broadband to underserved parts of Cusco region

Thursday 7 January 2021 | 08:52 CET | News
Peru's transport and communications ministry (MTC) has officially launched a project to help bridge the digital divide in the Cusco region by bringing high-speed broadband to more than 370 previously underserved localities. Under the plan financed by Peru's national telecommunications fund Pronatel, some 615 public institutions will be connected, including 424 schools, 147 health establishments and 44 police stations. A total of 200,000 people in rural areas without internet coverage will benefit, said the ministry in a statement, adding that the rollout will begin in the first quarter.

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