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Colombia: Universal access program expands Print E-mail
Wednesday, 13 June 2007

Mobile operator Avantel and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have extended the universal access program Oportunet to the department of Huila.

Avantel plans to offer basic telephony and broadband connectivity services, in part through the use of WiMax. The company won seven WiMax licenses in December 2006. When it won the licenses, Avantel promised to contribute to the universal access program. The goals of Oportunet are to provide connectivity and to offer small businesses training and access to tools that would make them more competitive.

Oportunet was launched with the help of the communications, education and culture ministries, and with the cooperation of Intel, Microsoft and Google. Oportunet is operating in Colombia, Paraguay and Guatemala.

Source: Business News Americas - WDR/Intelecon Regulatory News.