The Zambia Information Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has said it is committed to ensuring that communication was accessible throughout the country.
ZICTA Director General Margret Chalwe said accessibility to information was vital for the smooth flow of information which allowed members of the public to make informed decisions for national development.
Ms Chalwe said it was against this backdrop that the authority had been providing funding under its universal access programme for connectivity of rural and unserved areas, including underserved areas.
ZANIS reports that she said this would allow the erection of communication towers in deficit areas where service operators have not started providing communication services.
Ms Chalwe stated that service operators would be expected to install transmitters in the areas to enable them have access to communication once the task of erecting communication towers was completed.
The Director General said this in Lusaka today during a press briefing to announce their determination of interconnection rates for mobile and fixed network providers.
Ms Chalwe,however, pointed out that multipurpose telecentres funded by the authority have been established in various parts of the country to enable the public have access to internet and provide a source of income to co-operatives and other entrepreneurs.
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please bring in vodacom but not under kavindele dream afwayafye kulyamo, we need reduced mobile phone tarrifs. we pay so much yet cant even hold a reasonable talk with callers.
Were did this woman come from.
I ALSO DONT KNOW THE LADY I DUESS SHE MUST HAVE APLLIED FOR THE JOB WHEN IT WAS ADVERTISED AND GOT IT
These guys are jokers. You wonder what it is they are regulating. We have some of the most pathetic services in the sub region, despite being trailblazers in telecommunications. Isn’t it ZICTA’s job to ensure services being provided by mobile phone operators and ISPs is up to scratch? We are receiving some of the crappiest services at exorbitant prices. ZICTA better get some teeth!
This is a women who was photographed dancing with RB at some dinner dance in Livingstone by the post. She sat next to RB the whole evening that night and the next thing we heard the Monday that followed was she has been appointed DG of ZICTA.
This woman was a lawyer where she failed to attract business so she was kicked out of Theotis,Mataka Chalwe….she has a child of asian origins and lobbied for the job using Dick Jere the man with the big head who the post call ’empty’ head…..reports are that the original target for the job rejected the offer much to RBs anger….so she is connected she is a lawyer by trade once worked for Zanaco as Junior Lawyer and is the LAZ outgoing Honourary Secretary.
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