The initiative was launched in 2015 where all city public transport vehicles were installed with devices that had 4G internet which was freely accessible. With the new move, in transport fare, until today internet charge is inclusive.
The project had been given to ‘Telecom Network Solutions Provider Ltd’ a company which failed implement the project due to outdated devices.
Speaking to the media yesterday, the Head of Transport in Rwanda Utilities and Regulatory Authority (RURA), Emmanuel Katabarwa Asaba said the project faced different challenges and affected passengers’ access to internet.
“This project faced issues like outdated devices. Facilities were not appropriate to the routes where buses used to operate from. The devices used to get heated and fail to provide internet,” he explained.
He said that Telecom Network Solutions Provider Ltd was suspended and replaced with AC Group. He assured passengers that soon they will start to use internet in public buses.
“That is why RURA decided to give the project to the company that has other services, we hope that it will be easy for them,” he said.
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