electrical power. This policy plays a key role in fostering developments through proactive
strategies that promote investment and allow industry to benefit from the rapid pace of
technological innovation.
Objectives
The objectives for supporting infrastructure development are to:
•
Promote the deployment of advanced communications networks that are
universally accessible.
•
Provide and sustain the diffusion of ICT infrastructure for access to ICT services
and products.
•
Encourage infrastructure sharing among network operators so as to optimise
scarce resources.
•
Create a favourable investment environment for the private sector in the
development of ICT, infrastructures.
•
Endorse competition in the ICT sector so as to increase customer choice, quality
and affordability of services.
Strategies
The strategies for implementing the development of ICTs and Infrastructure are to:
•
Adopt a technology neutral approach in selecting appropriate, scalable technology
needed to build advanced, robust communications networks.
•
Promote
public-private
partnerships
to
mobilise
resources
needed
for
infrastructure deployment.
•
Encourage all public sector institutions to get connected to ICT infrastructure.
•
Establish efficient and effective broadband connectivity between commercial
centres in Lesotho and between Lesotho and the rest of the world.
•
Encourage lease of backbone communications networks at affordable rates so as
to increase the number of service providers and types of services throughout the
country.
•
Encourage the expansion of the national grid in order to support the deployment
of ICT infrastructure.
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