Safaricom 5G users to pay higher mobile data tariffs

From left: Former Safaricom chairman Michael Joseph, Communications Authority director-general Ezra Chiloba, marathon star Eliud Kipchoge and the telco’s CEO Peter Ndegwa when the firm announced the roll-out of 5G internet on October 27, 2022. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG

Safaricom customers with 5G-enabled smartphones will pay higher tariffs for the high-speed mobile data services that the firm plans to roll out in December.

The giant telco will start selling super-fast Internet to customers with fifth-generation network-compatible smartphones before the end of the year after making the services available on Wi-Fi for businesses and homes on Thursday.

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