Plans are being made to provide basic telecommunications service in remote areas of Myanmar, said U Kyaw Myo, deputy minister of Transport and Communications.The country’s telecom operators will pay into the fund, said U Kyaw Myo, and the fund will pay for the expansion to remote areas, based on a priority system.

The country’s telecom operators will pay into the fund, said U Kyaw Myo, and the fund will pay for the expansion to remote areas, based on a priority system.

A draft bill for the Universal Service Strategy, which will be paid for by the fund, has been reviewed by the Attorney General’s Office and was submitted to a meeting of parliament’s Security, Peace, Stability and Rule of Law Working Committee.

The ministry will hold public hearings so that citizens can comment on the procedures, directives, and policies of the project. Also, the public will be able to leave comments on the ministry’s website, U Kyaw Myo said.

The Universal Service Strategy can be downloaded in both English and Myanmar languages on the website, he added.