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# Lebanon to Create Nationwide Fiber Network
- URL: https://broadbandbreakfast.com/lebanon-to-create-nationwide-fiber-network/
- Published: 2010-08-06T14:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-11T06:35:51.000Z
- Description: WASHINGTON August 6, 2010- Lebanon’s Telecom Minister has announced plans to install a new nationwide fiber network.
- Author: Broadband Breakfast
- Tags: Asia, Fiber, International, Beirut, Byblos, Charbel Nahhas, Jounyeh, Lebanon, Tyre, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-02-01 10:23, #added-preview-divider

WASHINGTON August 6, 2010- Lebanon’s Telecom Minister has announced plans to install a new nationwide fiber network. The project will cost $60 million and will include the installation of 710km of new phone wires and 2,750 km of fiber.

![](https://www.lebanon.gen.tr/img/map_of_lebanon.jpg)

Minister Charbel Nahhas stated that by expanding the access to the internet the nation would be able to improve their economy. A World Bank study said that a 10 percent increase in penetration can generate a 1.35 percent increase in GDP.

Additionally tax revenue from the new network will be 140 billion Lebanese pounds ($93.32 million). “The tax revenue from the broadband service can cover the cost of the entire project in one year only,” Nahhas said.

The new network will consist of a number of smaller projects. One of projects will bring a network with 15Mps speeds to greater Beirut along with Tyre, Jounyeh and Byblos.