Maduro: Telecommunications must be at the service of social development

For the second consecutive day, President Nicolás Maduro led the presentation of the balance of Venezuela's 14 Productive Engines in 2025 at the Poliedro de Caracas, highlighting the role of telecommunications as a strategic sector for national development.

The president stressed that telecommunications must be at the service of the social, economic and human development of Venezuelans, harmoniously integrating with national policy to consolidate a diversified, productive and sovereign economic model.

Maduro highlighted that the telecommunications sector has registered a growth of over 7%, contributing significantly to the country's progress through the incorporation of new technologies.

Technological independence and ongoing projects

The head of state assured investors that their contributions are safe, noting that the Mariche Metrocable, built with Venezuelan labor, recently began operations.

“Independence in this 21st century is economic and technological,” he stated, while calling for learning from the technology shared by allied countries and developing Venezuela’s own solutions so as not to depend on any nation.

Maduro announced that starting in 2026, the works that were left unfinished due to the crisis of the Brazilian company Odebrecht will be executed and completed.

In this context, he stated that the Great Housing Mission Venezuela has delivered 5,258,000 new homes. “We are aiming for 3 million new homes, to reach 8 million turnkey homes delivered by 2031 through this Mission,” he emphasized.

He noted that cement production had increased by 14%. He stated that 80% of construction materials are now produced in Venezuela.

“The Construction Engine must continue to grow and benefit public works for the well-being of our people,” he said.

Tourism and the democratization of services

The report also highlighted the growth of domestic tourism, which mobilized more than 12 million people in 2025, an increase of 44% compared to the previous year.

For her part, Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez pointed out that each of the 14 Engines of the Venezuelan economy was conceived to confront the economic blockade and guarantee the population's access to goods and services.

Rodríguez emphasized that telecommunications have been democratized, expanding to popular sectors and the middle class, as part of a strategy that promotes an independent and sovereign economy, oriented towards national security and social welfare.

Regarding the use of fiber optics, this sector exceeds the 200% target set for this year 2025, Maduro reported, saying that the country has the perfect legislation for investment in telecommunications, and cited the example of fiber optics which has registered a growth that he described as "impressive".

“Extraordinary in terms of kilometers of fiber optic cable throughout the country. The deployment is impressive, reaching 233,289 kilometers across the national territory. Of this figure, 40,579 kilometers correspond to direct home connections, exceeding the goal set for 2025 by more than 200%,” he stated.

Maduro, along with the president of Cantv, Iván Hernández Dala, demonstrated that there are more than 800 telecommunications technical support centers throughout the country. Dala also explained the operation of the kiosks called "Ultra Zone," located in public spaces to guarantee direct internet access.

Along these lines, he also highlighted the national transportation system, stating that the maintenance and services of the national transportation network "are done with Venezuelan engineering."

“I urge all business owners, workers, and employees to learn everything we need to learn from the technologies shared with us by the world's great developed countries, from the technologies and equipment we purchase; let's learn everything we need to learn,” he said.

The meeting also included representatives from the national banking sector (Banco de Venezuela and Banco Digital de los Trabajadores), where Vice President Delcy Rodríguez reiterated that Venezuela has a banking penetration rate of over 95 percent, and that "it uses its national currency more through electronic payments."

According to Román Maniglia, president of BDV, the financial institution has achieved high confidence among Venezuelan bank users, with more than 50% of public deposits, and to date has more than 18 million clients.

“In the bank's application, Mr. President, to give you an idea of ​​the evolution of the digital economy, four years ago there were 150 people using the payment method, today there are more than 11 million customers whom we are reaching directly,” he noted.

For his part, Sergio Lotartaro, president of BDT, reported that he already has a client portfolio exceeding four million, with the goal of progressively increasing it over the years.

Win-win scheme

Earlier, the head of state posted on his social media profiles that Venezuela possesses immense wealth, stating, "We are open to investment and production under a win-win model." He asserted that the 14-engine plan is, "without a doubt, the right path."

He also stated that these advances have been recognized in a recently published document from the United States National Security Council; which confirms that "the United States is not the economic or technological center of the world."

On the other hand, he reiterated that Venezuela must produce new sources of foreign currency and interconnect an economy that, in his opinion, "is growing at its own pace," self-sustaining thanks to the 14 engines of the Bolivarian Economic Agenda.

Maduro toured the Hydrocarbons; Agri-food; Fishing and Aquaculture; Non-Oil Exports; Mining and Basic Industries; Civil and Military Industry; Construction; Pharmaceutical; and Entrepreneurship sectors, in which he offered reports, according to figures handled by the Government, on their growth and development during the year 2025.