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Under the universal access master plan, the Zambia Information Technology Communication Authority (ZICTA) is in the process of installing 980 communication towers before 2025. This initiative is to make up for the widely identified communication gaps in the country.
Under the universal access master plan, the Zambia Information Technology Communication Authority (ZICTA) is in the process of installing 980 communication towers before 2025. This initiative is to make up for the widely identified communication gaps in the country.
ZICTA officials stated that the authority is aware of the country’s telecommunication gaps countrywide and will ensure 100% coverage under the government’s digital transformation agenda 2025. Now the authority is in the process of installing 980 communication towers so that the government’s digital transformation agenda is achieved.
ZICTA has also embarked on Agency training for mobile money agent providers so that they are equipped with necessary knowledge as they are the first entry point and because most of these frauds and scams may come through them, hence equipping them with knowledge on how they can help curb this vice. The agents of different mobile phone companies have been told of the dangers of selling pre-registered Sim cards as these perpetuate all sorts of crime.
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Rufunsa District Commissioner, Richard Mabena commended ZICTA for the timely move in bridging the gap in telecommunication. He said that the district has so many challenges in terms of mobile phone communication as most areas have no access to mobile phone communication. The district is too vast and most of the areas have poor networks and this is affecting ICT in schools, Mabena further stated. He said the realization of the Government’s Digital Transformation Agenda of installing more than 900 towers countrywide was the right move that will help in enhancing technology in most rural districts.
