ITU-led Partner2Connect records about USD 30bn in global commitments to bring the world online

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A total commitments worth USD 29.92 billion, about N13,314,998,400,00 trillion, have been pledged since March to bring the world’s hardest-to-connect communities online, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies.

The total commitments, coming in 578 pledges from around the world, include cash funding as well as policy, programme and advocacy efforts mobilized since the launch of a dedicated pledging platform to extend Internet reach around the globe.