Zambia awards Beeline Telecom fourth mobile licence 2 Min Read 2 months ago The decision follows an analysis of the market which revealed deficiencies in the quality of services by the current operators and the need to stiffen competition. ZICTA has announced that it has granted Beeline Telecom Limited a licence to commence mobile phone operations in Zambia. Beeline Telecom, a Zambian wholly owned company, will be required to commence operation within the next six months failure to which, unless determined otherwise by the Authority, the licence will be revoked. Currently, the mobile service operators include South African telecoms MTN, Airtel and local telecoms firm Zamtel. The local company has been offered the international network and national services licences with associated resources and becomes the fourth mobile network services provider in the country.