Tanzania has censured an Indian cell phone services provider for operating in the African country without a trading licence.
OnMobile, which describes itself as a leading supplier of ‘white-label’ data and value added services for mobile, landline and media providers, had struck up partnership deals with Vodacom and Airtel, leading cell phone and Internet service providers in Tanzania, before obtaining the requisite licence.
Tanzania’s Deputy Minister for Communications, Science and Technology, January Yusuf Makamba, has now instructed OnMobile – through the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) – to hold on until it receives a legal trading licence.
