SASEC Countries Sign Bilateral Interconnection Agreements

25 April 2012

During the Bilateral Interconnection Agreement Meeting held on 25-27 April 2012 in Manila major telecommunication providers from SASEC countries signed agreements for the direct peering and exchange of internet traffic through high speed fiber-optic links to be built under the SASEC Information Highway.

The US$24 million ADB-assisted project consisted of a loan to Bangladesh grants to Bhutan and Nepal with government counterpart financing. more

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