Subscribers speak on Econet/NetOne fallout

terms? Does it mean if I have an Econet line I can’t call NetOne anymore and vice versa? — Curious.
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It means join the Econet bandwagon, unless of course, paying US$1 for unlimited calls within NetOne only, and One Wallet — and not EcoCash — is a big deal to you and your friends and family.
It also means don’t send Ecocash to a NetOne number, unless you have the time and money to deal with any eventuality. Basically, it means NetOne is saying choose between them and Econet, you can’t have both worlds. It also means expect Potraz to intervene. — Prosper Chikomo.
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I think this is fair . . . Econet has been patient enough  and considering NetOne actually collects the revenues due to Econet from their subscribers, it should be a crime that NetOne has not honoured the agreement. — jah’eliduna.
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NetOne is loosing both sides here . . . Members migration (possibly to Econet) will result in further revenue decline for NetOne, thus, extending the repayment, unless a tycoon bails them out. — Tendai King.
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So this will mean I won’t be able to reach friends and clients on NetOne lines. And oh, how many friends and clients do I have who have NetOne lines? Aargh, zilch! It is not brainer folks those laggards still with NetOne better start moving to Econet or Telecel.
Nay Econet punishing NetOne for the latter’s US$1 a day promotion. — Robert Ndlovu.
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Mark my words, Econet is going to reconnect NetOne whether they like it or not. That is why Potraz exists. What do you think the thrust for infrastructure sharing is for? Don’t be surprised to find telecoms operators (read Econet) being forced to always be connected to other networks, even against debts of hundreds of millions of dollars, even billions of US dollars.
Econet must simply attach NetOne base stations if it wants its money back, but hey Potraz, is already suggesting infrastructure sharing. I wonder why that is so? Hmmmm, besides, even if they attach base stations, Potraz will not allow them to use the specialised equipment since it’s use/sale/export is regulated by Potraz.
NetOne as a state-owned entity, must realise that when it owes private companies millions, it is undeveloping Zimbabwe and throwing spanners into the economic development trajectory of Zimbabwe, and indigenisation too. And being a State-owned company, people end up blaming the Government for its actions. US$20 million is enough to bankrupt many companies, especially “indigenous” ones.
NetOne must pay up and it will help the image of the Government in the eyes of the public because as long as the debt to Econet exists, many members of the public (voters) will be of the view that NetOne, a parastatal, is treating an indigenous company unfairly. All the more reason why NetOne should be privatised. When NetOne is privatised, it has the potential to be as successful as Econet, contributing an extra US$400 million in taxes, on top of Econet’s, and to even raise massive capital abroad as it would not longer fall under the targeted sanctions list, being now a privatised company. It would even raise enough money from the stock exchange and investors to extinguish its debt to Econet an others. — Prosper Chikomo.