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GRZ Told To REVERSE Law For 4th Mobile Telecomunications Provider
ZAMBIA Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) and Zambia Consumer Association (ZACA) have joined other calls for government to reverse the law restricting entry of the fourth mobile phone service operator. ZACCI president Geoffrey Sakulanda says the larger the number of players on the market the better because this help costs go down and consumers to benefit. “ZACCI supports Government efforts to liberalise the economy, when we have more players in the industry doing business becomes cheaper although we should see to it that these providers do not form cartels,” he said Mr Sakulanda said that even as the new players are entering the market issues of better and improved services should not to be over looked. And ZACA executive director Muyunda Ililonga said the restriction of the entry of more mobile phone service providers was anti-competitive. He said if the government reverses the statutory instrument to make the mobile sector more competitive and the consumers will have a wide choose without being limited to a particular operator. “The restricting of more mobile providers by the government was anti-competitive and should be reversed. We need as many as possible mobile providers in the country,” he said. Speaking in a separate interview in Lusaka Mr Ililonga said the introduction of the fourth mobile provider is good for the consumer’s welfare adding that it will reduce the cost of the products. The government should remove all barriers and fully liberalise the sector so that the consumer’s welfare is not undermined. Government through the Ministry of Communication and Transport issued Statutory Instrument No. 111 of 2009 that has prevented entry into the fixed telephone and mobile communication networks markets up to 2014. The reason Government gave was that allowing unrestricted entry into the mobile market will result into the market having more market players fighting for a few subscribers which might eventually force others to exit the market due to unattractive profit margins despite prior substantial investment in their mobile network operations. Government noted that in this regards, for another entry to occur into the market, Zambia is supposed to attain a certain level in both subscription and potential which will warrant continued profitability of all market players.
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GANDA
December 22, 2011 at 10:25 am
This law is archic and shud be revised. Those that cant keep the customers should go. The people have been abused by the current service providers for too long. If u compare in the region ours are the most expensive. I second this move. It is long overdue. I suspect the previous govt was getting kick backs from these service providers that can be the reason they were allowed to continue. I hope the current govt can rise above this and give more money to the people!
Lubumbashi guest house - kitwe
December 22, 2011 at 10:28 am
vodacom manje manje so
Evance kay
December 22, 2011 at 10:29 am
AIRTEL PROVIDER CABECABE MANINGI
john zulu
December 22, 2011 at 11:28 am
I want to agree with Ganda. Calling from our local providers to a friend in Congo man its expensive, the other way round you can talk to no end using the same amount of money. Even in ZIM its the same. why are we Zambian given such a low deal. We do not need to first go for war like our friends to have cheaper comms.
fidelis mshanga
December 22, 2011 at 11:46 am
the coming of a 4th mobile oparator is long overdue the current mobile oparators have been exploiting subscribers especially airtel. And the reasons Previous government gave for preventing the entry of a 4th mobile oparator is not satisfactory it defeated fair competition people should have a wide choice!
Sexybabe
December 22, 2011 at 1:24 pm
I just dont get it why in Zambia we get the worse services from literally all aspects.Our current network provider deliver unsatisfactory services,Airtel is the worst and i shunned that network way back,MTN on the other hand their customer care line is ever unreacheable.Vodacom should land!
Missed Call
December 22, 2011 at 2:29 pm
These mobile service providers are reaping us off this is daylight robbery 10 pin yet you can’t make an international phone call, kalya nako akalihule ati you have insuficient credit nga nakamona nkakaponona,mubwesheko imitengo bafikala!
umutombwa
December 22, 2011 at 2:48 pm
u re right missed call we dont benefit from these providers they just reap us off.we welcome a 4th one to bring competition
BELIEVER
December 22, 2011 at 3:04 pm
Please govt allow even the 6th mobile provider 2 service Zedians properly and not this Jim and Jack chunk they are thrashing us. E.G vodacom, orange and unitel
The Educated
December 22, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Airtel especially mwacilamo with your crappy ,wait a minute , I cant even call it service.You guys are just plain shitty.Its a pain being on that network.Glad I ve moved to Mtn and Zamtel.Airtel has taken its customers for granted and has become too big for them.You are slowly but surely loosing customers.Internet is dung!!!!!!!I hate Airtel passionately.
irrationalman
December 22, 2011 at 9:29 pm
great indeed – why zed always these airtel rubbish.in zim wit 1 dollar i can call zed for 4 minutes but the same amount in zed lets say 5 pin its just over a minute. my experience in tanzania was the same. but why zed.
twiumfwako
December 23, 2011 at 7:09 am
Problem is ZICTA. Why are their charges in the same range? Even if we had 10 mobile communication providers ZICTA will not allow one of them (including zamtel) to charge much lower than the others.
zed mobile
December 23, 2011 at 12:25 pm
pathetic! da prev govt ws bribd by a named mobile service provida hence da statutory instrument. I jst hop da current govt shall exhibit a higher level of intergriy & repeal ths shawdy instrument. ABASH 2poor services!!!
Big Chilolo
December 23, 2011 at 4:04 pm
Vodacom is welcome to try its luck in Zambia. The only problem is that, its one of the most expensive service providers I’ve ever used. Here in RSA, its viewed as the network of the affluent. On the other hand,it may be expensive but has very good services. Oh,I almost forgot to mension that I’m actually using vodacom to post this comment,just in case you think I’m talking frm without.
Chingz
December 24, 2011 at 10:06 am
I would rather this 4th MTP just replaces AIRTEL coz AIRTEL right now is just below pa!!
Telecoms student
December 26, 2011 at 1:46 am
Issue resonates from bandwidth distribution by previous govt.. Sumbody somewhere was paid to allow only 3 mobile companies to operate.. Its a ****** law