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July 18, 2017 •
East Africa, Mobile and Telecoms, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
Comments Off on Six Tanzanian operators fined for flouting SIM registration rules
On the 14th of July, the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) fined six telecom operators for violating subscriber registration rules. Violations include operators registering SIM cards with unauthorised identity cards and registering SIM...
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March 17, 2015 •
People, Top Stories •
Darryl Linington •
Comments Off on Tanzania: Airtel appoints Mwapachu as new Chairman
Airtel Tanzania has appointed Juma Mwapachu as its new chairman. Mwapachu is the immediate past Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC). He was also Tanzania’s ambassador to France. According to Airtel Tanzania, Mwapachu brings a vast...
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April 29, 2014 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Charlie Fripp •
Comments Off on Airtel Tanzania offers free Facebook, WhatsApp
Tanzanian mobile operator Airtel announced yesterday that it will be affording its users free access to social networks Facebook, Twitter and messaging service WhatsApp in the country. “Our customers can now access Whatsapp, Facebook and Twitter without...
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January 25, 2013 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Chris Tredger •
Comments Off on Airtel Tanzania cuts on-net call rates
In a bid to increase its user base, Airtel Tanzania has announced a reduction of on-net call rates to TZS 0.10 a second after the initial first two minutes of any call. The move is likely to be met with praise and could see a boost for its voice calls,...
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October 8, 2012 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Chris Tredger •
Comments Off on Airtel Tanzania, Spanco pen customer service agreement
A new customer service agreement has been signed between Airtel Tanzania and Spanco Raps. Airtel said that it believes that by linking with Spanco it can continue to offer its 8 million users across the East African country the “excellence and...
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May 14, 2012 •
Top Stories •
Chris Tredger •
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Airtel Tanzania has launched “Super 5” , an offer that provides affordable solutions to its subscribers who frequently use voice calls, social platforms and SMS to communicate. Cheikh Sarr, Airtel Marketing Director, commented saying that this is the...