- In view of the mounting dues from publicly owned company TMcel, Vodacom-Mozambique has threatened to snap its interconnection.
- The contract had enabled subscribers to each of the companies to make phone calls and send messages to subscribers of the other network.
In view of the mounting dues from publicly owned company TMcel, Vodacom-Mozambique has threatened to snap its interconnection. The contract had enabled subscribers to each of the companies to make phone calls and send messages to subscribers of the other network.
The South African company in a press release stated that the company was forced to consider this step in view of the mounting dues from TMcel. Vodacom alleges that the debt has been accumulating since 2018. As of now, TMcel owed Vodacom about 9.7 million US dollars, at current exchange rates, largely due to TMcel’s alleged failure to comply with the interconnection contract between the two companies. Once implemented, no TMcel subscriber will be able to make a call to any Vodacom number though Vodacom subscribers will still be able to ring TMcel numbers.
The release said that the text message (SMS) service will remain unaltered. The company wants to ensure communication as it is providing a public service, with the aim of bringing good quality communication to all Mozambicans.
