Telenor Pakistan has launched Telenor Rabta Centres as part of a pilot project involving local communities. These community information centres offer all modern communication facilities under one roof. The services use Telenor Pakistan's high-speed Edge network to help bridge the digital divide.
Telenor Pakistan is collaborating with the GSMA Development Fund, Nokia Siemens Networks and the ILO (International Labour Organisation) on the project. Telenor Rabta Centres have been established in Quetta (Balochistan), Khuzdar (Balochistan), Bagh (Azad Kashmir), Jamal Deen Wali (Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab), Ahrnadpur Sial (Jhang, Punjab) and 18 Hazari (Jhang, Punjab).
Each centre is equipped with two PCs with Edge data card to connect Internet. Commenting on the aims of the project CMO Telenor Pakistan Sigvart Voss Eriksen said, "We want to establish an easy-to-access point for these communities to benefit from e-mail, scanning, faxing and printing facilities in their everyday lives. With information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) becoming an ever-increasing part of our living, there is need for such facilities to be made available in Pakistan rural and semi-rural areas too.
It is well known that efficiency and productivity of a population increases with easy access to ICTs, thus contributing to their wellbeing and prosperity. Telenor Rabta Centre customers will be able to use the following services; e-mailing, Internet searching, video conferencing, printing, document composing, scanning, CD burning, faxing, photocopying, downloading different forms, easy load, make mobile phone calls, and use a number of other Telenor Pakistan value-added services.
Telenor Pakistan will monitor the performance of the Rabta centres and decide on upscaling after comprehensive evaluation.-PR
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