Since 2019, Zimbabwean telecoms operators have been authorized to increase their prices several times in order to face the challenges of the local operational context. The last price adjustments date back to February and April 2023. The Posts and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has approved a further increase in tariffs for services provided by...
The penetration rate of mobile telephone services in Zimbabwe is 91.9%, according to the latest official statistics. However, the actual figures are expected to be lower as some people have multiple SIM cards registered in their name. The Posts and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) says it has funded the relocation of 11 telecoms network towers...
Telcos in Zimbabwe have petitioned the government to allow them to peg their tariffs in US dollars rather than the local Zimbabwe dollar to protect them from hyperinflation. Although telecoms regulator POTRAZ recently approved a 50% increase in prices, operators say that the rapid depreciation of local currency during the ongoing economic crisis is not enabling them...
Since 2019, Zimbabwean telecom operators have regularly revised their prices upwards. However, these adjustments have always proved ineffective, particularly due to the economic crisis in the country. The Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (POTRAZ) has approved a further increase in tariffs for services provided by telecom operators. The latter will immediately implement an initial increase of 50%...
At the end of 2021, the Internet penetration rate in Zimbabwe stood at 62.6%, with the majority of Internet users living in urban areas. The government is exploring new solutions to bring connectivity to populations living in rural areas. The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has announced that it wants to launch local...
THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), seeks to increase competition in the data service market in an effort to make data and internet services accessible and affordable to every Zimbabwean. This comes as the country is moving towards a digitally enabled economy, which has been accelerated by the Covid-19-induced lockdowns. Information and...
Zimbabwe’s telecoms regulator again wishes to devote itself effectively to its missions. To achieve this, he urged the ICT ministry to take over the debt inherited from the Posts and Telecommunications Corporation when it was dissolved in 2000, which undermines its financial power. During a strategic planning workshop on public and parastatal enterprises, held on November...
Growth in internet and data traffic sustained the telecommunications sector performance during the first three months (Q1) of the year as other revenue channels were subdued, industry regulator, Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe's 2020 first quarter report reveals.
The Postal and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has reportedly allocated the nation’s three mobile network operators free spectrum until the end of the year
