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Dar es Salaam; Tanzania: Tanzania has granted a licence to Vietnam-based telecoms operator Viettel to build a third-generation (3G) mobile phone network in the country, a senior official said. Viettel will compete with the four other main operators: Vodacom Tanzania, a unit of South Africa’s Vodacom; Bharti Airtel; Tigo Tanzania, part of Sweden’s Millicom; and Zantel, a unit of Etisalat.
Three other mobile phone operators —State-run TTCL, Benson and Smart —have a tiny market share. Viettel will start building its national network on November 1 and is expected to launch its mobile services in July 2015, Tanzania’s deputy communication, science and technology minister, January Makamba, told Reuters late on Friday.
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