Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Kenya clears five firms to bid for telecoms link

(Reuters) - Kenya's telecoms regulator on Tuesday said five telecoms firms had qualified to bid for the construction of a submarine fibre-optic cable linking its coast to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Kenya has already set aside one billion shillings for the $100 million project known as The East African Marine Systems (TEAMS) and has invited private east African operators to raise the remainder as partners in the project.


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