Cambodian PM: Better rural phone networks will improve farmers living standards
Prime Minister Hun Sen has claimed an improved mobile phone network would play an important role in bettering the living standards of rural citizens, local media said on Friday.
A more extensive mobile phone network would help farmers communicate with city businessmen on the price of products, he said on Thursday at the 7th Asean ministerial meeting on the telecommunications industry in Siem Reap province, reported Cambodian-language newspaper the Koh Santepheap.
"The number of telephone users in Cambodia is presently around 12 percent in total. However, this rate is up to 45 percent in the city, compared to one percent in rural areas," he continued.
Hun Sen used Bangladesh as an example, citing that revenues of Bangladeshi farmers have increased by 20 percent following the introduction of the mobile phone network to rural areas.
So Khun, Cambodian Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, said at the meeting that the telephone users at the present time amounts to over 1.5 million people, of which more than 90 percent are cell phone users.
"Our great wish is to turn the Kingdom of Cambodia into an information technology society (with the aim) to develop our society," he said.
Hun Sen added that Cambodia will be able to attain the goal through the commitment and support of its local and foreign partners.
Source: Xinhua
A more extensive mobile phone network would help farmers communicate with city businessmen on the price of products, he said on Thursday at the 7th Asean ministerial meeting on the telecommunications industry in Siem Reap province, reported Cambodian-language newspaper the Koh Santepheap.
"The number of telephone users in Cambodia is presently around 12 percent in total. However, this rate is up to 45 percent in the city, compared to one percent in rural areas," he continued.
Hun Sen used Bangladesh as an example, citing that revenues of Bangladeshi farmers have increased by 20 percent following the introduction of the mobile phone network to rural areas.
So Khun, Cambodian Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, said at the meeting that the telephone users at the present time amounts to over 1.5 million people, of which more than 90 percent are cell phone users.
"Our great wish is to turn the Kingdom of Cambodia into an information technology society (with the aim) to develop our society," he said.
Hun Sen added that Cambodia will be able to attain the goal through the commitment and support of its local and foreign partners.
Source: Xinhua
