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Lebanon to roll out fibre-optic networks by 2020
2015-07-03 09:10:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Lebanon's telecommunications minister Boutros Harb has unveiled a five-year plan to revamp telecoms infrastructure, saying that internet users across the country should enjoy fibre-optic connectivity by 2020. Harb said fibre networks would be installed in Lebanon progressively over five years, and the country would be totally connected through this technology by 2020, the Daily Star reported. He said the ministry would also roll out 4G services to cover the whole country in two years, in preparation for the launch of 5G by 2020. Only 16 percent of Lebanon is currently covered by 4G, while most of the country is still working on 2G and 3G. The cost of implementing this new five-year plan is not too high compared to the losses incurred by Lebanon in the absence of such an important technology, according to the minister. The project will cost over USD 600 million but it will be fully covered by the budget of the telecommunications ministry. He said the project will attract foreign investments to Lebanon while providing new job opportunities.
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