ISLAMABAD, Feb 22: President Pervez Musharraf has appreciated the plans of the China Mobile to provide seamless connectivity all over the country, a statement issued here on Friday said.

In a meeting with the Pakistani president at his camp office in Rawalpindi, a delegation of the cellular service provider told President Musharraf that the company would require 10,000 cell sites to achieve this feat.

China Mobile is committed to delivering on this promise, the delegation said.

The delegation briefed President Musharraf on the company’s investment plans in Pakistan.

China Mobile is the world’s largest cellular company having 370 million customers, managing more than 200,000 cell sites and handling over 6 billion calls every day.

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