The East African mobile phone market is set for a period of growth as operators tap into the largely unexploited masses.
Experts estimate that out of the total population of 121.9 million only 37.6 million or 30.8 per cent are active subscribers.
However,
as operators widen the net to capture the mass market, the average
revenue generated per user is expected to fall forcing these firms to
expand their Internet
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Mobile telecom company Zain Zambia has refused to launch a borderless network in Zambia because the Zambian government has refused to deregulate the country's international gateway.
Zambia won't benefit from the service that has already been launched in many countries in Africa and the Middle East because of lack of open access to the international gateway, Zain Zambia Managing Director David Venn said in Lusaka last week.
