(Business in Cameroon) - The country’s third largest mobile phone service provider, Viettel Cameroon has already built 70% of its network with only three months to go before its official launch on September 18, 2014. The news was announced by Jules Kenmy, one of the company’s chief administrators, in an interview with the Cameroonian government daily publication.

Kenmy also indicated that the new provider, which had requested an extension on its 3G monopoly to 2016, will interconnect its network with those of Orange and MTN, its competitors, as well as Camtel’s. Camtel is the public landline provider that has been laying fibre optic cabling. This interconnectivity is expected to be complete by the end of June.

According to the same source, internal communications on the Viettel network have already been in place for several weeks now between Yaoundé, Douala, Bafoussam, Bamenda and Ngaoundéré, using the number 3 mobile provider’s future prefix – “6”. “As for pricing, which is a source of concern for the nation, we think we can be competitive,” reassured Mr Kenmy.