Making an international call in Zambia is extremely expensive, thanks to Zamtel's control of the international gateway and the high interconnection fees they charge mobile providers. Celtel Zambia is now trying to work round these constraints. Full article below:
Celtel to launch one network system
By Kabanda Chulu
Friday March 07, 2008
CELTEL Zambia will soon launch the one network system where customers will make international calls using local rates.
Company marketing and operations manager Kennedy Mambwe yesterday said Celtel Zambia would soon engage the government into discussions to review certain policy matters in order to address the issue of international roaming.
“The one network system currently in place in some selected countries in East and Central Africa has helped to reduce costs because customers are able to make international calls at local rates and we want Zambia to be part of this system,” said Mambwe.
And newly appointed Celtel International chief executive officer for Africa Chris Gabriel stated that the company would become one of the top 10 mobile groups in the world by 2011 through market
capitalisation.
He stated that the telecommunications industry in Africa was growing at a phenomenal rate and Celtel must seize the opportunity to utilise the massive potential which the continent had.
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