Universal Service Fund Three Years Projects Roll Out Plan

(Date of Publication: 17th September 2020)

USFCo has been mandated to provide telecommunication coverage to the unserved and underserved areas across . Different programmes have been designed and multiple projects have been undertaken to achieve the goals set forth by the Federal Government.

NEXT GENERATION BROADBAND FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME:

This programme focuses on provision of voice and enhanced high speed broadband internet services. Prior to this programme, USF targets were the Unserved areas however now the Underserved areas are also being targeted for provision of high-speed Broadband data services. In this regard USF has already launched number of projects where implementation is in progress. For details of under implementation project please visit our website at https://usf.org.pk/projects/detail/NG-BSD2.

For the next three years, USF has following tentative plan under this programme:

Project Scope Un/Underserved Areas in Districts Targets FY 2020-21 Unserved Mandatory Mauzas: 416 NG- BSD Turbat Lot , Kech//Turbat, Panjgur Population of Mandatory Mauzas: 0.6 mil Unserved Mandatory Mauzas: 648 NG-BSD Chitral Lot Chitral, Upper Dir, Lower Dir Population of Mandatory Mauzas: 0.7 mil Unserved Mandatory Mauzas: 226 NG-BSD Mastung Lot Ziarat, Mastung Population of Mandatory Mauzas: 0.1 mil Unserved Mandatory Mauzas: 142 NG-BSD Chaghi Lot Chaghai, Noshki Population of Mandatory Mauzas: 0.1 mil Unserved Mandatory Mauzas: 235 NG-BSD Jhelum Lot Jhelum Population of Mandatory Mauzas: 0.3 mil Unserved Mandatory Mauzas: 65 NG-BSD Swabi Lot Charsadda, Mardan, Nowshera, Swabi Population of Mandatory Mauzas: 0.2 mil Unserved Mandatory Mauzas: 203 NG-BSD Multan Lot Multan, Khanewal Population of Mandatory Mauzas: 0.6 mil Project Scope Un/Underserved Areas in Districts Targets Unserved Mandatory Mauzas: 12 NG-BSD Swat Lot Swat Population of Mandatory Mauzas: 0.05 mil Unserved Mandatory Mauzas: 437 NG-BSD Shikarpur Lot Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Kashmore Population of Mandatory Mauzas: 1.7 mil Unserved Mandatory Mauzas: 352 NG-BSD Pishin Lot Pishin, Quetta, Killa Abdulah Population of Mandatory Mauzas: 0.5 mil Unserved Mandatory Mauzas: 311 NG-BSD Sahiwal Lot Okara, Sahiwal, Pakpattan Population of Mandatory Mauzas: 0.6 mil Unserved Mandatory Mauzas: 340 NG-BSD Attock Lot Attock, Rawalpindi Population of Mandatory Mauzas: 0.7 mil Unserved Mandatory Mauzas: 35 NG-BSD Bannu Lot Bannu, Lakki Marwat Population of Mandatory Mauzas: 0.1 mil Unserved Mandatory Mauzas: 258 NG-BSD Kambar Shahdadkot Lot , Kambar Shahdadkot Population of Mandatory Mauzas: 0.9 mil Unserved Mandatory Mauzas: 312 NG-BSD Naushahro Feroze Lot Naushahro Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad Population of Mandatory Mauzas: 0.9 mil Unserved Mandatory Mauzas: 36 NG-BSD Small Lot S4 Karachi & Mailr Population of Mandatory Mauzas: 0.1 mil Unserved Mandatory Mauzas: 6 NG-BSD Small Lot B4 Kech(Turbat), Washuk Population of Mandatory Mauzas: 0.007 mil FY 2021-22

It is anticipated that projects will be designed and launched for the following districts: Approximately 2,466 un/underserved mauzas having a population of about 5.8 Lots to be formed after complete : 9 Districts million. analysis of un/underserved areas However, exact targets to be identified after Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 3 Districts updated analysis before launch of relevant project. Punjab: 7 Districts Project Scope Un/Underserved Areas in Districts Targets FY 2022-23 It is anticipated that projects will be designed and Approximately 1,987 un/underserved launched for the following districts: mauzas having a population of approximately 4.5 million. Lots to be formed after complete Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 6 Districts analysis of un/underserved areas However, exact targets to be identified after Punjab: 5 Districts updated analysis before launch of relevant project.

NEXT GENERATION BROADBAND FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND MOTORWAYS:

This is a variation of above mentioned programme whereby commuters on Un/Underserved road segments of national Highways and Motorways will be provided with eh seamless voice and high-speed Broadband data services. In this regard USF has already launched number of projects where implementation is in progress. For details of under implementation project please visit our website at https://usf.org.pk/projects/detail/NG-BSD .

Future tentative roll out plan under this programme is as follows:

Project Scope Un/Underserved Areas in Targets Districts FY 2020-21 NH & MW Lot-4 (N40) Mastung, Quetta, Nushki, Chaghi 488 un/underserved Road Segments FY 2021-22 & 23 Projects will be designed and launched on Case to Case Basis

OPTICAL FIBER CABLE PROGRMME:

With increasing demand of high-speed Broadband Internet Services, a reliable, scalable, high speed and high capacity backhaul infrastructure is of prime importance. USF’s Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) programme targets the backhaul component of telecom infrastructure. USF has already launched number of projects where implementation is in progress. For details of under implementation project please visit our website at https://usf.org.pk/projects/detail/optic-Fibre-program . Initially unserved Tehsil Headquarters and Major towns were being connected with fiber. However, considering the strategic significance of OFC infrastructure USF is further expanding this infrastructure up to Towns/Union Councils level.

In future, USF intends to follow the following plan:

Project Scope Unserved Towns/Union Councils in Districts Targets

FY 2020-21

OFC KPK (Prev. FATA) Package-2 Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai and Kurram, FR Peshawar, FR Kohat 40 THQs & Towns 837 Kms of OFC 61Union Councils/Towns OFC-UC-SD-LOT1 Ghotki, Kashmore 499 Kms of OFC 79 Union Councils/Towns OFC-UC-SD-LOT2 Sukkur, Khairpur 579 Kms of OFC 90 Union Councils/Towns OFC-UC-SD-LOT3 Naushahro Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad, Khairpur 629 Kms of OFC 62 Union Councils/Towns OFC-UC-PB-LOT4 Rajanpur 556 Kms of OFC 91 Union Councils/Towns OFC-UC-PB-LOT5 Muzaffargarh 541 Kms of OFC 75 Union Councils/Towns OFC-UC-PB-LOT6 DG Khan 535 Kms of OFC 49 Union Councils/Towns OFC-UC-PB-LOT7 Layyah & DG Khan 469 Kms of OFC FY 2021-22 & FY 22-23 It is anticipated that the projects will be designed for the unserved Targets will be identified after Projects to be designed after union councils in the districts of: completion of surveys completion of surveys : Dadu, Jamshoro, Thatta, Matiari, Tando Allahyar, Hyderabad, Project Scope Unserved Towns/Union Councils in Districts Targets

Tando Muhammad Khan, Badin, Sujawal, Tharparkar, Mirpur Khas, Umerkot, Sanghar, Larkana, Qambar Shahdadkot, Shikarpur, Jaccobabad

Balochistan: Kacchi (Bolan), Jhal Magsi, Jaffarabad (Sohbat Pur), Nasirabad, Pishin, Killa Abdullah, Quetta, Ziarat, Mastung, Nushki, Gwadar, Kech, Panjgur

Punjab: Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Bahawalnagar, Mianwali, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Chitral, Upper Dir, Lower Dir

Disclaimer: This is a tentative plan and is subject to change.