The Dak Lak Telecom Company, a subsidiary of the Viettel telecom corporation, on Sept 24, inaugurated a solar-powered base station in Ea Dah commune, Krong Nang district, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak .

The project is the first of its kind in Ea Dah commune where local people have limited access to the electricity grid.

Viettel has so far built 411 transmission stations in Dak Lak, providing services to over 800,000 subscribers, making up 65 percent of the market share in the province./.