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WOM Colombia connects 525 rural areas in USD 50 mln rollout

Friday 11 June 2021 | 12:02 CET | News
Colombia's newest mobile operator WOM announced the connection of a total of 525 localities in rural areas throughout the country to 4G networks for this first time. Around 340,000 people across 24 departments will benefit from the digital divide rollout following a total investment of COP 177 billion (around USD 50 million), said WOM, adding that it is the first operator to fulfil one of the main conditions of the 2019 spectrum auction of frequencies in the 700MHz band.

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Categories: Mobile & Wireless
Companies: WOM Colombia
Countries: Colombia
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