Rural development is a high priority, but taking action on this priority lags. To foster development in rural areas, the government has instituted a policy that the operator keeps 50 percent of the revenue for development while the government gets the other half. The cost to subscribe to telephone service is high 23 percent of the annual GDP and 12 times more than what nearby Australians pay. Some of the installation problems encountered include poor reliability due to terrain and weather, high cost, and vandalism. There is pressure from mining and other resource sectors for reliable, good service.
Fiber optic is available in the capital and digital is being introduced.
Concepts such as telecenters are difficult because everyone will want to be at the center. Telecenters and other development will need to be designed to take into account the unique situations in each area. There is a need for research in this area although the government closed down most of the research institutions. Satellite works best in lower densities and for higher densities, cable, copper, coaxial, and fiber optics work best. I read that SRT's technology operated in the 2 GHz.