In order to facilitate the attainment of the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs), Abia State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a firm,Broad-based Communication Limited, to provide fibre optic network access to the state in order to make social services, especially health and education sectors, Information Communication Technology (ICT) driven.
Speaking with THISDAY in Umuahia, the state capital, the chief marketing officer of the company, Mr. Chidi Ibisi said the fibre optic network would put the state on the telecommunications super highway and revolutions in the healthcare delivery system in the state.