BTC sets sights on market growth

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Eyeing growth: Peschel has grand plans for BTC

Telecomms regulator, BOCRA, on Thursday kickstarted a process that could lead to the long-awaited, game-changing Mobile Number Portability. BTCL has unveiled bold plans for market growth and the latest initiative will provide a quantum leap. MBONGENI MGUNI writes

The Botswana Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) has unveiled bold plans to gain a greater foothold in the market. The country’s smallest mobile telecomms player by market share, is coming for everything from data services, to network coverage, mobile money and others.

The plan

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