Sumbe – The minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology, José Carvalho da Rocha, Thursday in Sumbe, central Kwanza Sul province, inaugurated the digital system of Angola Telecom fixed network that will connect the eight districts’ headquarters of the region.

Speaking at the ceremony, the minister said this is the culmination of a project under the Government strategy to promote access of the population to basic services of  telecommunication.

 
He said the project will bring about much benefit to the population in general, and to students in particular, as wide band Internet signal will be installed in  public schools, helping them with research.

The 18 million Euros project was funded by the Italian Government with an Angola’s participation.

 
On the occasion, José da Rocha praised the state of relations between Angola and Italy, saying it has been crucial for the implementation of the project in respect since 2005, aiming at improving the telecommunication network in the province.

The project, it was said, will increase the number of telephone lines in the province from 2,000 to 10,000, connecting in its first phase the districts of Sumbe, Porto Amboim, Amboim, Conda, Cela, Seles, Kibala and Libolo.