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gov, E-education, E-health and social protection of poor people, E-commerce
and E-service for the rural world).
The year 2012 was also marked by the process of migration from analogue
television to digital television and the regular holding of National Internet
Week (SNI) and the other ICT activities.
In the private sector, the activities consisted in densification and extension of
mobile telephone networks and access to internet.
The actions taken in 2012 produced the following results: one hundred and
thirty (130) new localities are covered by the Airtel network, fifty-three (53)
for Telecel and twenty-six (26) for ONATEL.
In terms of access to internet, during the year 2012, the Regulatory
Authority registered three (3) new Internet access providers. As of 31
December 2012, forty-three (43) Internet access providers were declared on
the market. In spite of these efforts, access to the Internet is still thwarted
with enormous difficulties and the telephone operators hardly comply with
their project specifications.
4.2.7. Access to decent housing
Since 2007, the construction of housing units is done under the 10,000
social and economic housing units programme initiated by the Government.
The programme facilitated the development of a regulatory framework for the
construction of houses through public-private partnership.
Nearly twenty (20) real estate promoters were authorized, with the creation of
the Banque de l’Habitat du Burkina Faso (BHBF).
Under the programme, a total of 1,145 housing units were constructed
between 2007 and 2011. For the year 2012, 246 houses are under
construction.
These achievements are presented in the table below, distributed by locality
and by year: