Argentina’s government expects to call public
tenders to lay 12,500km of cable next year as part
of the country’s federal fiber optic network project,
telecoms regulator CNC head Ceferino Namuncurá
told reporters.
This deployment adds to the recently
announced deployment of 12,500km of fiber this
year, the official said.
“During 2011, the government will call for bids
for nine fiber optic deployments, totaling 12,500km
across the country,” the official said.
Once the national fiber optic platform is fully
deployed, more than 1,400 cities and localities
across Argentina will have connectivity services.
“The initiative aims to improve telecoms access
in the next five years for services such as broadband,
telephony and television. Namuncurá also called on
private telecoms operators to work toward
expanding connectivity services in certain
unattended areas.
“In April, local satellite firm ArSat published specifications
for two public tenders to lay more than 4,000km
of cable from Bariloche to Río Gallegos as part of
the country’s federal fiber optic network project.
“The official also highlighted the relevance
of national connectivity plan Conectar Igualdad.
“When the president [Cristina Fernández] talks about
three million laptops for students in the country, she is
also talking about the necessary connectivity for this
project,” he added.
Argentina
aims for further
12,500km
of cable in 2012
Copper theft leaves
hundreds powerless
On 13th June a theft of copper wire left
approximately 2,600 homes in Jefferson
County without power.
According to a representative
for American Electric Power, the neutral
ground wire was stolen from the Two
Ridge Substation just after 6.30pm that
evening and the station had to be
taken off-line for repairs to be made
safely.
Power was restored to residents
around midnight.
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