Crackdown on fake phones commendable
According to TCRA Communications Manager Innocent Mungy, a survey carried in 2012 indicated that at least 38 per cent of the handsets in use then were fake. Many sub-standard and counterfeit mobile phone products entered the local market illegally creating an influx of counterfeit phones that have flooded the market almost putting out of business genuine handsets because they are sold cheaply.
TCRA announced in February 2016 that Tanzania was set to switch off all counterfeit mobile phones on June 16 in a move aimed at protecting consumers from substandard phones, safeguard mobile payment systems and prevent crime.
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