TANZANIA’S mobile telephone industry now accounts for five per cent of mobile phone subscribers in sub-Saharan Africa.
The 2009 International Telecommunications Union (ITU) report says Tanzania has the fourth highest number of subscribers, after Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya that respectively account for 26 per cent, 19 per cent and 7 per cent of mobile cellular subscriptions in the region.
For the past eight years, mobile phone subscribers have increased from less than 300,000 to over 14.09 million, translating to 25 per cent penetration. Neighbouring Kenya had 17.4 million mobile phone subscribers by end of June last year, translating to 45.7 per cent penetration.
The 2009 International Telecommunications Union (ITU) report says Tanzania has the fourth highest number of subscribers, after Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya that respectively account for 26 per cent, 19 per cent and 7 per cent of mobile cellular subscriptions in the region.
For the past eight years, mobile phone subscribers have increased from less than 300,000 to over 14.09 million, translating to 25 per cent penetration. Neighbouring Kenya had 17.4 million mobile phone subscribers by end of June last year, translating to 45.7 per cent penetration.
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This doesn't come by surprise me. Poor communication infrastructure is always directly proportional to cellphone usage per capita.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing to be proud of being number 4 if we have over 4 phone companies and they can not reach even the half of the population we should ask ourselves what is the problem? The answer is the cost is too high for the majority to be connected! The Government needs to cut down the tax!
ReplyDeletewatz bwana hapa watu tunaangalia kipimo hatuangali kwamba high cost au vip kwasababu vipo vitu vingi ambavyo ni muhumu kwetu kuliko hata hiyo hizo simu kama cement kenye ujenzi ni aghali mno wakati mali ghafi zote zinapatikana tz hapa kwetu bonde la ufa zima ni mali ghafi serikali kimya kama huwezi tumia tigo ni nafuu zaid kwani umeambiwa utumie zain na Vada ambao ni matajiri na mkurungenzi wake ni bwana spika ukiuliza kwa dakika unapata tzs ngapi faida unambiwa muulize mkumbwa wa nyumba hii ndo tz bwana
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