Michael Malakata is ITWeb’s correspondent from Lusaka, Zambia.
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The company says it will appeal a decision by the country’s High Court ordering it to pay millions for a transitional licence
The deadline has now been shifted from 5 March 2021 to 26 April 2021, as the country opens up its telecommunications industry to private investment.
TSh2.4-billion project includes the construction of fibre optic network, power and transmission equipment.
Video communication technology allows doctors to consult with patients who are hundreds of kilometres away.
Telecoms operators could help bring financial services to Zambia's unbanked, says the central bank governor.
Government's reversal of the sale of a majority stake in Zamtel has not affected Zambia's investment climate, say analysts.
The country's ICT authority draws up a code that could result in operators being penalised for poor service.
The bank's customers in that country now have access to a mobile money service to transfer cash.
Vodacom's right to operate is in limbo pending the outcome of a court case against the Zambian government.
Zambia's takeover of Zamtel is illegal, says the Libyan telecoms company.
The power utility is rolling out a nationwide fibre-optic network to provide faster, reliable broadband.
The data service offers speeds of up to 21Mbps, making Airtel the fastest mobile Internet provider in Zambia.