Zimbabwe: Telecel Should Not Have Been Allowed to Operate Without Licence - Chinamasa

MOBILE operator Telecel Zimbabwe, whose operating licence was cancelled last month over alleged non-compliance with the country's regulations, should not have been allowed to operate without a licence and its current problems were a result of failure to observe the rule of law, finance minister Patrick Chinamasa has said.

Regulator Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) cancelled the mobile phone operator's licence on 28 April, and gave it 30 days to wind up operations and another 60 days to decommission its equipment.

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