Dar es Salaam. The rapid expansion of fibre-optic infrastructure across Dar es Salaam is raising fresh concerns about compliance with telecommunications regulations, urban planning, and the visual impact on the city’s landscape. A recent survey in neighbourhoods including Masaki, Mikocheni, Kijitonyama and Kinondoni found that several streets have more than five separate poles carrying fibre cables from different telecommunications operators.
The proliferation of poles has sparked debate over visual pollution and whether service providers are complying with infrastructure-sharing regulations.
