The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) – Nigeria’s largest labour union – has reportedly called for a nationwide protest next week to oppose a government-approved plan by telcos to raise tariffs by 50%, as the GSMA has waded in to support the increase.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) has officially revealed its roadmap to switch off 2G mobile services, which stipulates a hard cutoff date of September 16 for 2G-only handsets, and a full cutoff of services in September 2026.
Tigo Guatemala has paid more than US$118 million to settle a case brought by the US Department of Justice, which investigated the Millicom-owned operator over widespread bribery involving illicit proceeds linked to narcotics.