The Maysan Communications Department has embarked on a project to set up a fiber-optic communications network in the city of al-Amara, according to a report from Aswat al-Iraq.

“Engineers and technicians in the department started works on a project to build a high-quality fiber-optic communications network,” Ali Mahmoud, head of the department, told the agency.

“The project’s first stage will cover al-Askari, al-Jami’e and al-Jihad neighborhoods in central Amara, while the second will cover the neighborhoods of al-Sadiq, al-Ardat, al-Oufiya, al-Risala, al-Wihda al-Islamiya, al-Fatimiya and al-Nida’a,” he added.

(Source: Aswat al-Iraq)