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Study of Telecommunications Systems for Rural Areas
Project / Programme Summary

I. Basic data

Sector(s): Telecommunications
Title: Study of telecommunications systems for rural areas (tentative)
Donor country / organization: Japan / Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Other donors / organizations involved: None
Beneficiary countries / regions: All African countries
Implementing agencies in beneficiary countries / regions: Undecided
Duration: Three years (still under consideration)
Starting Date: April 1, 1999 (still under consideration)
Project / Program budget: Undecided
Finance / Type of cooperation: Technical cooperation

II. Project / program description

  1. Objectives
    There is a tremendous imbalance of the telephone density between urban and rural areas in African countries. The purpose of this project is to study how to establish the most suitable, simple and cost-effective telecommunications system for African countries taking into consideration the rapid progress of info-communications technologies in recent years.
  2. Activities / contents
    1. To study the present status of the telecommunications development in rural areas of African countries.
    2. To make a report on telecommunications development in rural areas of African countries.
    3. To provide international organizations and African countries with copies of this study report.
  3. Expected outcomes / impacts
    The optimum telecommunications systems will be adapted for respective countries and non-telephone area will be reduced.
  4. Features in line with the Agenda for Action
    To ensure that future network planning is implemented smoothly, it was decided that the most effective study method would be to adopt a co-study approach between Japan and African countries.

III. Contact point:

Takio Yamamoto, Deputy Director, International Division, International Affairs Department,
Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
Tel: +81-3-3504-4974 Fax: +81-3-3501-0344
e-mail: t2-yamam@mpt.go.jp

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