Should Zimbabwean mobile phone operators join the bandwagon calling for the regulation of Over-The-Top Services in Zimbabwe?
NetOne Zimbabwe MD Reward Kangai- Image Credit (Fickr) Speaking at the innovation Africa Digital Summit in August last year, NetOne Managing Director, Reward Kangai spoke about the growth of Over-The-Top (OTT) players – like WhatsApp, Viber and Skype - riding on already existing infrastructure without paying any taxes locally. And it appears he was onto something, as recently, Vodacom and MTN , South Africa`s two largest mobile operators have been pushing for the South African government to regulate social networking applications such as WhatsApp, Viber, Skype and WeChat ,as the mobile phone operators` profits have taken a beating at the expense of these OTT services. It gets worse, In Morocco, the country`s three largest mobile network operators, Maroc Telecom, Meditel and Inwi cut offal their subscribers` access to FaceTime, WhatsApp, Skype and Viber in January this year, saying these services should pay licenses. One can almost see Zimbabwe`s telecommunications sec...