[kictanet] FW: [www.eThinkTankTz.org] Mobile phone firms seek Govt's support

Wed Nov 11 16:13:36 EAT 2009

Interesting article below...

Harry

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> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:56:55 +0000 (GMT)
> To: 'ethink' <ethinktanktz at yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [www.eThinkTankTz.org] Mobile phone firms seek Govt's support
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> Dear ethinkers,
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> The below article from TheCitizen may be of interest to you!
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> Mobile phone firms seek Govt's support
> By The Citizen Reporter
> 
> The Government has been asked to support efforts by a consortium of
> telecommunication companies that seek to invest in a single infrastructure
> connecting the companies� networks to the national backbone.
> 
> Zain managing director Khaled Muhtadi said in Dar es Salaam last week that his
> company, as well as Tigo, Zantel and Simbanet had teamed up under a consortium
> for the project. 
> 
> Mr Muhtadi said instead of competing to build trenches, ducts and fibre
> cables, the telecommunication companies thought it wise to team up and have an
> infrastructure that would seamlessly integrate with the Government's one.
> 
> "Our request to the Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology is to
> support this consortium in securing the right of way to build this
> infrastructure. 
> 
> "The ministry should also provide us with details of the planned national
> backbone, including the rollout schedules, and the technical and commercial
> terms at the earliest time possible," he said.
> 
> Mr Muhtadi, who was speaking during the Economist Magazine Roundtable, said in
> the absence of such information, including right of way and clear ownership
> rights for the operators, Tanzania would lose an early mover advantage to
> neighbouring countries.
> 
> The Zain boss said in the wake of challenging economic times, Zain had adopted
> value creation strategies that allow it to adapt to market realities while
> continuing to innovate with customer insight at the heart of its future
> direction. 
> 
> Mr Muhtadi said his company was proud that as of today, Zain customers could
> receive incoming transfers from abroad directly to their mobile phones through
> Zap. "International remittances can be sent from any financial institution
> abroad to mobile phones in Tanzania.
> 
> Remittance receivers can cash the received amount at a Zain shop or any of the
> 1,800 Zap agents across the country," explained Mr Muhtadi. He said the
> receivers could also use the remittance to directly pre-pay their (Luku)
> electricity or (Dawasco) water bills.
> 
> "In the very near future, we will announce the integration with major banks
> which allow customers to use their phones to transfer funds from their bank
> accounts to their phones and vice versa," he
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> Thank you.
> Sendoro
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