BCS
Business Communications Solutions (BCS), located in the Kigali Business Center (or KBC) and offers GSM public phones that can withstand all the elements and constant use. The free BCS hotline number is 3131.
What is the Phone Cost
BCS offers Tellumat mobile deskphones for 180,000 RWF, which can be paid at any bank. With receipt of payment, you can pick up your public phone at BCS. Each public phone sold comes with the official MTN vest that must be worn by the dealer when offering calls.
How to Activate
To activate your public phone, you simply set a security code and recharge it with airtime.
What is the Profit
Airtime recharge cards can be purchased at MTN Centers or authorized dealers for 16,000 RWF, giving you 20,000 RWF-worth of airtime. That translates into a profit margin of 20% of each call that you sell.
| BCS/Publicell to Vendor Tariffs |
| Destination |
Unit Duration (In Seconds) |
Retail Tariff per Unit |
| MTN |
20 |
10 |
| Rwandatel |
30 |
10 |
| Regional |
30 |
10 |
| Rest of Africa |
40 |
10 |
| Rest of World |
60 |
10 |
All prices are VAT Inclusive
How to Use
A customer must prepay for any call, in intervals of 20 RWF. Your dealer must punch in that amount and allow the customer to place a call. If the customer does not use the entire pre-paid amount, the dealer will offer change. All transactions are easily inputted through navigation buttons and verified by the digital screen.
How it is Secure
Each phone comes equipped with a coded SIM card that cannot be used on any other phone. And the dealer-established security code offers another level of protection.
