Government has assured the citizenry, particularly people in rural areas, that the communication problems they were facing would come to an end once the optic fibre network is installed.
Communication and Transport Minister Sarah Sayifwanda says government is working with a sense of urgency to improve communication facilities in the country.
Mrs. Sayifwanda was speaking in Zambezi when she paid a courtesy call on Chief Mpidi of the Lunda people.
She explained that government working through the Zambia Telecommunications Corporation (ZAMTEL) is installing the modern telecommunication equipment nationwide.
Mrs. Sayifwanda, who is also Zambezi East Constituency Member of Parliament, said government is determined to address all communication problems as communication is central to national development.
Speaking earlier, Chief Mpidi expressed concern that his chiefdom is cut off from telecommunication facilities hence denied the opportunity to communication with the nation at large.
Chief Mpidi told the Minister that his subjects were forced to climb trees and hills in an effort to communicate with their beloved ones in the urban areas.
The traditional leader accused government of neglecting rural areas in preference for urban areas.
