Tanzania's ICT Ministry has blamed red tape at the World Bank for delays in plans to expand mobile phone coverage to over 200 rural villages.
The Ministry is seeking Sh246 billion (US$152 million) to cover the cost of expanding the mobile network's coverage through their Universal Communication Services Access Fund (UCSAF).
The government said that it is in talks with India to release the funds through the Ministry of Finance.
A recent report by Business Monitor International (BMI) warned that growth in the country's mobile market remains slow for a country with penetration rate of less than 60% and put the blame on poor rural phone coverage.
It's currently unclear as to why expanding coverage to 200 villages would cost over $150 million though.
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