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    "content": "Hon. Ethuro and the Member for Bura later on asked the same question. Hon. Ethuro, first, talked about infrastructure sharing and, secondly, penetration, particularly in the remote areas of the country. One of the restricting factors has been lack of co- ordination or co-operation amongst the various operators. That is the reason as to why part of the work of the task force is to look at the possibility of infrastructure sharing, so that the operating costs for all the operators can be reduced. Where an operator has already led the way by putting up, say, a mast, another operator does not have to duplicate. The operator who has put up the mast can allow the operators to use the existing infrastructure. So, infrastructure sharing is one of the tasks we have given to the task force. So, as I said, the Government is playing its role of trying to regulate the sector and make it easier for mobile phone operators to reach far-flung parts of the country, where it would be uneconomical for a single operator to operate. Mr. Speaker, Sir, hon. Mungatana was concerned about what he called “e-waste” or disposal of assets, particularly old telephone handsets. This does not only refer to telephone handsets. It includes computers and other things and the way we dispose of them. Even plastic is another area. Therefore, the issue of waste disposal is being addressed by the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, for example, how to dispose of used computers in a way that they do not spill the poisonous components or chemicals that are in them. This is an issue which is being addressed elaborately by the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources."
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