Reduce Communication Costs Minister Urges Players

Players in the telecommunication sector has been challenged to reduce on the high cost of communication in Zambia.
The challenge has been made by communications, transport, works and supply minister yamfwa Mukanga.
This follows a conducted tour at the Airtel Headquarters in the Zambian capital Lusaka who was invited to visit among other facilities the call center, network site and corporate center.
The minister in his address at the close of the tour affirmed the importance of Information Communication Technologies’s in development.
He has emphasized on the need to make communication more affordable and available for more Zambians.
And Airtel Managing Director Fayaz King pledged commitment to providing communication services to all Zambians with a target of reaching at least 80 percent of the population.
He indicated that necessary infrastructure improvements are being worked on to address impending challenges in the sector.
The company recently invested in a 3.75G network roll-out to improve its connectivity and service provision in its entirety. According to the company, the investment was expected to contribute to economic development through increased productivity, efficiency and reducing the cost of doing business.