Harare (IT News Africa) —Zimbabwe’s TelOne, has been hit by a wave of cable thefts that has crippled its operations.
A spokesperson of the company said it was impacting badly on measures to resuscitate the country’s sole fixed landline operator. Collins Wilbesi, TelOne spokesperson told media, “Theft of telecommunication cables and equipment in the country has reached unprecedented levels. The cost of replacing stolen cables is prohibitive.”
Years of economic turmoil characetrised by shortage of foreign currency to import vital equipment as well as vandalism of its infrastructure have seen the company’s operations take a knock.
Meanwhile, Wilbesi told media that the new billing system will cut costs and improve service delivery.
“The system will enable us to account for revenues generated. In addition, there will be a significant reduction of operational costs as the system will come with an enveloper machine that will reduce the amount of time spent packaging and dispatching bills,” he said.
By Marcus Mushonga
