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Promoting connectivity and expanding digital literacy in rural and remote areas of the country is one of the main tasks of the National Telecommunications Program Pronatel an entity that signed an inter-institutional agreement with the Regional Government of Huancavelica for the transfer and distribution of 13193 tablets in schools benefiting from the Broadband project in that region. The agreement signed by the executive director of Pronatel Edgar Velarde Ortiz and the Regional Governor of Huancavelica Leoncio Huayllani Taype is part of accompanying the deployment of broadband projects with the educational component especially in taking advantage of teleeducation for rural areas and of preferential social interest. Velarde explained that the idea of the agreement is to reduce the digital divide mainly in rural and remote areas of the country as well as to facilitate the use of new and better technological platforms for information and communication such as the application I learn at home which is included in each tablet. This he added contributes to reducing the countrys digital divide and allows students to return to classes in better conditions. He specified that these tablets are part of the 46367 units that will be delivered before the start of classes in five 05 regions benefited by broadband projects such as Ayacucho 16955 Huancavelica 13193 Apurimac 9607 Cusco 4024 and Lambayeque 2525 tablets. Pronatel is an entity attached to the MTC whose commitment is to continue joining efforts to accelerate the expansion of coverage access and use of the Internet in order to generate more opportunities for all citizens.
