The Pakistan’s Universal Service Fund and Telenor sign a deal, wherein Telenor will provide the basic telephony and data services in the Bahawalpur region of the country. Telenor will have to launch it’s services in the region, where there is no access at present. The agreement is the part of government’s plans to increase the penetration in the country. According to USF, approximately 240,000 people will benefit from the project. The USF CEO, Pervez Iftikhar, seeks to continue to finance the spread of network coverage and services to areas that have little or no service. Telenor and the USF have previously signed a similar agreement to provide services in the Malakand region.

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