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Solar powered phone booths in North

Tuesday, 23 June 2009

A solar powered phone booth system will be set up in the North. Since the power network is not yet properly connected in the war ravaged north, the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) considered it necessary to start off with solar powered coin operated telephone booths in IDP welfare centres.

“Uninterrupted and smooth communication is a must in development, and the residents of IDP villages must be able to connect with their siblings,” a TRC press release said. This is part of its program drawn up with the collaboration of a Telecommunications provider to develop telecommunication facilities in rural areas without electricity.
Telecommunication Service Provider Tritel leads from the front in this effort, and they will install 2,000 solar powered coin operated CDMA telephone booths throughout the country, said the TRC in a press statement. It further revealed that Tritel is planning to invest Rs. 500 million under the first stage of this program.

“This is an environment friendly program which will provide telecom facilities to the less privileged sector at a reasonable cost. The first model telephone booth under this program has been opened on an experimental basis at Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo, opposite the TRC premises,” the press statement said.

Solar-powered phone booth system is the ideal power supply for the payphone booths located in the areas where power supply is either unavailable or inaccessible. It features such advantages as energy-saving, environmental protection and easy installation. The key components of such phone booth system include the solar panel, system controller, and maintenance-free battery.

Courtesy: news.lk

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 24 June 2009 )