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President Mahama says government is constructing a 780- kilometre fibre optic cable to facilitate internet connection throughout the country. President Mahama said this when he inaugurated the first phase of the 39.3 Million Euro Tamale Teaching Hospital and cut the sod for commencement of work on the second phase of the project. He said under the project all district capitals would be hooked to the internet, while additional 200 towns and communities along the cable project would also benefit. He said apart from South Africa, Ghana is the next largest user of broadband mobile phone services in the African continent, attributing the breakthrough to better implementation of information communication technology policies. President Mahama said the mobile phone network enjoys a total of 27 million subscription, attributing the high figure to the ability of Ghanaians to own more than one mobile line.