COMMUNICATIONS
Sector: Government • Location: Guatemala
Source: World Bank Group
The project comprises the following components: (1) increase in the capacity of existing and new local telephone exchanges by about 35,000 lines; including 6,000 lines in mobile exchanges; additions to existing exchanges to conform to the new numbering plan and to handle anticipated extra traffic; (2) expansion of cable distribution and subscriber facilities to provide approximately 35,000 additio
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Government
- Location
- Guatemala
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Description | The project comprises the following components: (1) increase in the capacity of existing and new local telephone exchanges by about 35,000 lines; including 6,000 lines in mobile exchanges; additions to existing exchanges to conform to the new numbering plan and to handle anticipated extra traffic; (2) expansion of cable distribution and subscriber facilities to provide approximately 35,000 additional direct exchange connections; (3) installation of microwave systems on the Puerto Barrios-Guatemala City and Guatemala City-Quetzaltenango-Retalhuleu routes; installation of coaxial and VF cables and UHF/VHF systems for spur routes; an addition of multiplex equipment for about 560 channels and of open wire carrier systems for secondary routes; and (4) installation of automatic trunk switching equipment in about 20 cities. |
Original sector | Information and Communications Technologies |
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Country | Guatemala |
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Source | World Bank Group |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Government |
Article published date | 2025-12-17 |
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