Final Report
Cooperation
type
Loan
assistance
Chapter 2 Background of the Project
Implementation
year
Subject
Amount
Nov. 20, 1979
（E/N signed） Communication plan
2,220
million yen
2012
Project for Urgent
Improvement of
Communication
Networks
1.71
billion yen
1987
Provincial city
telephone exchange
improvement plan
(phase 1)
733
million yen
1976
Plan for providing
telephone devices
and expanding
telephone network
system
600
million yen
Grant aid
Description
Implemented expansion of capacity
of exchanges in automatic
telephone exchange offices,
expansion of toll communication
exchanges, expansion of the
microwave network amount in
order to further expand capacity of
facilities introduced by the first
modernization project (World
Bank).
Contribute the growth of
socio-economy in Myanmar and
life style by improvement of the
capability of communication
against the increasing
communication demand by
improving the metro network,
backbone network in three major
cities such as Yangon, Naypyitaw
and Mandalay.
Installed digital exchanges and line
facilities in 8 regional nucleated
cities along the existing microwave
transmission lines (Phases 2, 3 were
not implemented due to political
affairs in Myanmar after 1988).
Installed crossbar system automatic
exchangers corresponding to 2,000
lines in Mayangon and 400 lines in
Pyin Oo Lwin in order to introduce
automatic exchangers in local
telephone offices in Yangon
(Mayangon office) and Pyin Oo
Lwin and bring about
automatization and increase in lines
that were not included in the first
modernization project (World
Bank).
Source： Foreign Ministry ODA website, country-by-country data book
2.3
Private Investment and Assistance Trend of Other Donors
Assistance situations up to now to the communication sector in Myanmar from other donors,
international organizations, etc. are described in Table 2.3-1 below. The ICT Development Master
Plan assisted by Korea International Cooperation Agency/Korea Information Society Development
Institute (KOICA/KISDI) is not authenticated yet, and it is not a development plan or guideline in
the sector in the current situation.
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