LAHO RE - Wateen has been an active participant in Government of Pakistans (Ministry of Information Technology) USF projects working towards the development of telecom infrastructure in underserved areas of the country. So far, Wateen has been successful in obtaining subsidies of approximately Rs 1.8 billion for OFC projects and Rs 1.0 billion for Broadband projects through successful participation in competitive biddings. Wateens deployment of a robust Optical Fiber Cable network of over 10,000 kilometers and the largest nationwide 3.5 GHz WiMAX network rollout in the world makes Wateen a natural partner of choice to support such initiatives from USF. Tariq Malik, CEO Wateen Telecom, commended Wateens efforts for promotion of internet literacy in these regions and said Wateen stands committed in alleviating the digital divide between the urban and rural population and is always one step ahead of its competition to meet such challenges.