Give free data to marginalised areas, MPs urge telcos

Members of Parliament yesterday said telecommunication companies (telcos) must give free data access to schools in marginalised areas as part of community development projects.

The issue was raised by the chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Information Communication Technology (ICT), Charlton Hwende during a visit by the committee to Nemashakwe Base Station in Masvingo.

The committee was assessing the effectiveness of base stations in servicing the marginalised communities in the remote rural areas of Zimbabwe.

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