TelOne gives ultimatum to subscribers with outstanding bills

State – Owned telecommunications company, TelOne has sent out e-mails and issued a statement targeted towards their subscribers threatening them with the possibility of being blacklisted. So far 48000 subscribers who have failed to settle their outstanding bill have been blacklisted.

This comes after, TelOne issued a statement in June informing all individuals and companies with telephone bills that have been outstanding for 2 months or more to pay their pending bills before they blacklist them for failing to comply with the directive.

The State-owned telecommunications company is owed more than ZW$500 million by individuals, companies, and government entities and has adopted various measures, including litigation and blacklisting debtors to recover what it is owed.

If you get blacklisted it means that you will not be able to open a bank account, access loans, get your credit approved for clothing, amongst many other inconveniences. TelOne is, therefore, appealing to its subscribers to pay up to avoid getting blacklisted. Apparently, this is the final warning from Telone.

Below is the message sent to owing subscribers by TelOne.

“We have so far blacklisted 48,000 individuals and companies who did not heed our warning to settle their outstanding telephone bills. If you have not paid off your TelOne phone bill, avoid being blacklisted by making your payment to TelOne right away.
“No further warnings will be issued. If you are blacklisted, you will not be able to open a bank account, access loans, or get credit approved for clothing or furniture amongst many other inconveniences that come with a bad credit rating.
“Settle your bill immediately at any TelOne Service Centre or online through our TelPay facility.”

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