Cellphone subscribers shoot down Potraz request

Mobile subscribers have shot down a request by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) for mobile operators to submit proposals on tariffs for over the top (OTT) voice calls.

This comes as Potraz invited mobile operators to submit proposals on a premium tariff to be charged on data used for OTT voice calls.

OTT is whereby a telecommunications operator delivers one or more services across an IP network.

WhatsApp is the most used OTT voice calling application in the country.

Mobile subscribers voiced their frustrations at Potraz.