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COMMUNICATIONS

Sector: Government • Location: Mali

Source: World Bank Group

Project
Closed

The project comprises the following main items: (a) the rehabilitation of existing switching equipment, the addition of 1,000 lines of switching equipment to the Bamako automatic telephone exchange, and the replacement of manual equipment in five provincial towns by 1,300 lines of automatic switching equipment; (b) the expansion of cable distribution and subscriber facilities to provide for approx

Status
Closed
Sector
Government
Location
Mali
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
World Bank Group

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The project “COMMUNICATIONS” is an infrastructure initiative in the Government sector, located in Mali. Taiyo aggregates data on it from World Bank Group.

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2026-07-22

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The project comprises the following main items: (a) the rehabilitation of existing switching equipment, the addition of 1,000 lines of switching equipment to the Bamako automatic telephone exchange, and the replacement of manual equipment in five provincial towns by 1,300 lines of automatic switching equipment; (b) the expansion of cable distribution and subscriber facilities to provide for approximately 2,500 additional direct exchange connections and the rehabilitation of existing cable distribution and subscriber facilities; (c) the construction of a microwave link between Bamako, Segou, San and Mopti, with multiplexing equipment and trunk switching equipment for 60 channels, expandable to 960; (d) the rehabilitation of open-wire routes and the expansion by VHF of spur routes originating from towns along the microwave link; (e) the employment of consultants for the detailed engineering, procurement, supervision of project execution and reorganization of OPTM's accounting; and (f) the employment of a management expert to assist the Director of Telecommunications.

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Information and Communications Technologies

Location

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Mali

Source

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World Bank Group

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Sector

Government

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2025-12-17

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