TELECOMM. (ADB)

closed

Closed

The principal objectives of the Telecommunications Project are to provide Western Samoa with an appropriate and cost effective solution for its immediate and medium-term telecommunications requirements and provide a low-cost incremental expansion path for its longer-term telecommunications requirements. Specifically, the project will: (i) upgrade the telecommunications system between the country's principal population and commercial centers; (ii) improve the international gateway access through the provision of 100 international lines; (iii) replace obsolete equipment that is no longer practicable to maintain; (iv) introduce modern and appropriate technology that is less maintenance intensive than existing equipment; (v) provide basic infrastructure for the subsequent development of rural telecommunications; and (vi) provide sufficient capacity on the national and international network to remove bottlenecks and ensure that capacity is in place to handle forecasted traffic growth.

World Bank Group

Project

Commercial, Government