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economy. “The projects were funded through the telecommunications base station sites in Midlands,
Universal Services Fund, which is aimed at promoting Masvingo, Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South,
universal access and improving standards of life,” he Manicaland, Mashonaland West, Mashonaland East
said. “Accordingly, we are working towards bridging and Mashonaland Central provinces. Meanwhile,
the digital divide as testified by the increase in the Sikelela Nleya, the headmaster of Mangubo Primary
country’s mobile and internet penetration rates. This School in Maitengwe, Plumtree, commented the USF
also enables infrastructure sharing by operators as for setting up a base station a few meters away from
we provide the infrastructure and operators share the school. He said the school bought 11 computers
the facility.” Manyaya said after completion of the to set up a computer laboratory to take advantage of
project, the infrastructure is assigned to a licensed Maitengwe Base Station and appealed to authorities to
telecommunications operator for operation and connect power to the institution. Potraz programmes
maintenance purposes. “However, all operators are manager Mavis Maunganidze said the USF was
obliged to share the passive telecommunications prioritizing connectivity to marginalized communities
infrastructure site facilities,” Manyaya said. To date, USF in the country.
has funded and constructed 15 shared passive mobile (February 15, 2020) newsday.co.zw

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