{"id":385681,"date":"2025-11-18T23:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T21:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=385681"},"modified":"2025-11-18T19:51:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T17:51:07","slug":"first-network-tower-under-universal-service-fund-to-be-commissioned-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=385681","title":{"rendered":"First network tower under Universal Service Fund to be commissioned this week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, is set to commission the first telecommunications network tower under the Universal Service Fund (USF) in Epinga village, Omundaungilo constituency, Ohangwena Region, later this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Government has committed a total of N$145 million over three years as seed funding for the USF, a flagship initiative aimed at expanding connectivity in remote areas, prioritising underserved and unserved communities,\u201d said Ngaevarue Heuva, the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology\u2019s Senior Public Relations Officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heuva confirmed that the commissioning of the first telecommunications network tower under the USF in Epinga will take place on 19 November 2025. She revealed that priority has been given to the Kavango West, Kavango East, Kunene, Ohangwena, and Oshikoto regions. She added that 16 schools and four clinics have been selected to receive uncapped Wi-Fi under this initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Epinga tower was among the selected sites that previously had no telecommunication coverage. 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