Mistrust rises as SADC�s roaming pilot begins

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Mistrust between telecommunications operators could derail the ambitious SADC roaming pilot scheduled to kick off among four countries on September 1, 2015, Mmegi has learnt.

Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe will launch the pilot next week, with operators having tentatively agreed to slash roaming fees by 30 percent. The four countries will also reduce wholesale and retail tariffs annually, in line with a SADC-approved ‘glide path’.

The project is the brainchild of a SADC ministers’ directive issued earlier this year in Namibia.

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