MINISTER of Technology and Science Felix Mutati says government wants every corner of the country to have network connectivity by 2024. Speaking, Saturday, Mutati said the government realised US$41 million from its recent auction of spectrum, and was therefore reinvesting the same funds in rural areas. “This year we auctioned what is called spectrum; from spectrum, we realised US$41 million. This is being plowed back into towers in the rural areas. In those places perhaps which are difficult for your average telecom to reach. So using the universal access fund, we are expanding connectivity and that strategy is key and you saw the adverts for spectrum and the money is sitting with us. So we will start that process [of...

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