Telecel Zimbabwe has been ordered to shut down operations within 30 days by Zimbabwe’s telecoms regulator, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ), Techzim reports.
Some contention had existed between the mobile operator and the Zimbabwean government in the past months bordering on failure of the Telco to renew its operation licence worth $137 million and for violating the country’s indigenization laws. The thirty-day ultimatum took effect yesterday, 28th April, and POTRAZ advised subscribers to switch over to other MNOs before the time elapsed.
Telecel has responded to the development, calling the action ‘unfair’ and ‘unwarranted’.
“Telecel has made every effort to comply with all legal and governmental requirements in Zimbabwe, and objects to this treatment in the strongest terms. We would like to assure our customers and stakeholders that we will take all possible steps to maintain the full range of its services throughout this process,” the company said in an official statement.
