Bigosi asked: Recently a man allegedly was struck dead by lightning while using a mobile phone. Is it simply a coincidence or a scientifical fact? Around here (west of L. Victoria – Tanzania) people now switch off their mobiles wherever a storm threatens!Phone Cards
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Tanzania gives subscribers deadline to register SIM cards
July 14th, 2009 
jedwan TANZANIA has given mobile phone subscribers until the end of the year to register their SIM cards. This comes a few weeks after South Africa began registering. … has reportedly taken over Zain Africa with a $12 billion bid, ending speculation regarding the future of the ailing telecoms giant. The Monitor in Uganda reported that the move signals an ironic return for the French firm which was forced to sell its stake in its Kenyan operation after the second …
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Tags: africa, egypt, internet, microsoft, Mobile Phone, mobile-and-telecoms, network, nokia, south-africa, tanzania, technology 
No Comments »Tanzania's TCRA enforces mobile SIM card user registration …
July 14th, 2009 jedwan There is something worrying about this action from the TCRA since it may give the Tanzanian Government an almost uncanny ability to monitor all Tanzanians, wherever they may be, from their telephone conversations, text messages, …
Posted in Mobile Monitor, Mobile Phone, PC Tags: identification, interview, law, marketing, Mobile Phone, moses-kemibaro, obama, personal, president, president-barack, registration, stumbleupon, tanzania, tcra, telephone No Comments »WavesPR » How to make phone calls safely from troubled zones
June 29th, 2009 jedwan How to make phone calls safely from troubled zones. Notes for ‘citizen journalists’: Please consider this before using ipadio to broadcast your news from a trouble zone. In the same way as authorities may monitor blogging activity on …
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