adminThe regulator announced recently that it would construct 43 new base stations to spread telecommunication services to under-serviced areas in the country.
In a statement, Potraz said the tenders would close in October.
“Tenders are invited from established and qualified civil and structural engineering companies for the design and installation of passive telecommunications infrastructure in designated rural areas of Zimbabwe under the USF,” read the statement.
The USF is a pool of money into which the country’s licensed telecommunications companies contribute two percent of their annual revenue.
The fund was established to finance the expansion of telecoms services in outlying areas which are under-serviced.
Potraz to date has collected $41,3 million under the USF since the country adopted multiple foreign currencies in 2009.
The first phase of the USF project saw at least eight base stations being constructed in under-serviced areas.
Other purposes of the USF include assisting in the training of personnel in the provision of postal and telecommunication services and contributing towards research and development in the field of postal and telecommunication services. — New Ziana.
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