Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 By Chite Mtonga THE Ministry of Transport and Communication has justified the US$280,000,000 government is spending to erect more than 1, 000 telecommunication towers countrywide. In an interview with the Daily Nation, Minister of Transport and Communication Brian Mushimba said Government was getting real value for money by putting up the towers. Mr Mushimba said Government was paying $270, 000 to erect an 85-metre tower and this included electro mechanic equipment and labour. “Erecting one telecommunication tower cost about $200, 000 to $350, 000 on average and if you look at the size of the towers, the equipment being used, and the fact that these are 4g towers, one can obviously conclude that we are getting real value for money,” he said. Mr Mushimba said that the Ministry in phase one of the project had towers which were much shorter and less costly but were not picking up the […]
