Government shall therefore encourage and promote Universal Access and Services for all citizens of Nigeria through effective public and private partnerships. 7.5.2 Objectives i. To extend universal access/service nationwide in the shortest possible time; ii. To ensure ubiquitous broadband presence nationwide for citizens access to the information super-highway; iii. To ensure that citizens have access to all ICT services at reasonable prices; and iv. To ensure that ICT contributes to national growth and improves the welfare of the citizens. 7.5.3 Strategies The Government will: i. Extend the definition of universal service/access to incorporate digital literacy and nationwide broadband presence; ii. Utilize existing infrastructure (Post Offices, Schools, Libraries) to extend universal access/service; iii. Promote the use of e-Services nationwide for all population groups, including in remote and underserved areas; iv. Evaluate existing funding mechanisms to improve efficient use of resources in pursuit of universal access/service; v. Continue to promote aggressive and rapid fiber-optic network deployment through a regime of incentives and subsidies as well as the promotion of public private partnerships; vi. Provide personal computers in public places (e.g. post offices, schools, public libraries, etc.) in small and large communities to help low-income segments of society gain access to the internet and for educational purposes; vii. Increase the use of Universal Service Provision Funds for effective and efficient delivery of intervention services to unserved and underserved areas of the country; and viii. Ensure that marginalized groups become an integral part of the ICT stakeholder community, as participants, innovators, leaders and beneficiaries of the knowledge economy in Nigeria’s emergent information society. !"#$%&"'()*+(,%'$-.(/(0120( ( ( ,"34(55(