Bring on faster mobile broadband.
Bharti's exclusive discussions with Zain could see it become a significant rival to MTN in Africa.
Ministers have met to outline their plans, but details on ICT plans for the country have been omitted.
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The president's address lacked detail, but his mention of broadband may mean more to ICT than expected.
The president neglects to note the role of ICT and the urgency of change in state-owned entities.
However, market commentators say they have heard this before, and are still waiting for concrete examples of government's policy in action.