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UN telecoms body wants 2.9b people linked to internet

Sh50 trillion is required to reach universal broadband connectivity by 2030. [iStockphoto]

Kenya is under increasing pressure to meet global best practices in broadband connectivity as the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) revises targets.

ITU now expects policy interventions to be fast-tracked to enable, among other key targets, broadband internet user penetration to reach 75 per cent worldwide by 2025 and 65 per cent in low and middle-income countries.

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