MTN and Zain refuse sharing infrastructure for rural expansion (Zambia)
MTN and Zain Zambia have refused to share their infrastucure for rural expansion in Zambia, claiming that it’ll will be difficult to maintain quality assurance.
The Communications Authority of Zambia (CAZ) has been insiting on companies to share infrastructure to quicken the rural expansion programs. MTN customer services manager Chimfwembe Mzyece said the company is ready to accomplish its nationwide expansion program on its own.
Zain Zambia also stands ready to expand on its own and not through shared infrastructure, said company public relations manager Bridget Nundwe.
“It is quite taxing for Zain to take mobile services to rural areas due to the power shortage that the country is experiencing,” Nundwe said. “However, Zain shares the same view with MTN on the sharing of infrastructure.”
Zain has been asking the Zambian government to provide tax incentives for expansion to rural areas, claiming that expansion is not worth the high cost of operations.
