Thu, 21 Dec 2017 13:06:51 +0000 By Buumba Chimbulu THE Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has officially closed the bidding process for companies interested in taking part in the investment of the fourth mobile service provider expected to come on board in mid-2018. According to ZICTA director-general, Patrick Mutimushi, they closed the bidding process on Monday with two international companies expressing interest to invest in the telecommunication sector. “The closing date was Monday and thereafter there will be evaluations according to the lay down procedure by Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA), once that is done then we will announce,” he said. Mr. Mutimushi explained in an interview that it would take ZICTA and the committee to be put in place about a month or two to announce the winner of the bidding process. “As of close, two bidding companies had successfully submitted their bids, normally, when a bid closes and we organise ourselves, […]
