Senegal’s three mobile operators have reportedly agreed to lower telecoms service costs – potentially as soon as later this week – in response to the government’s call to deal with longstanding complaints from consumers on the issue.
MTN Group saw a ZAR9 billion (US$506 million) loss and blamed the ongoing battle against currency devaluation in Nigeria and grappling with the civil war in Sudan.
The telecommunications sector in the Republic of Congo is welcoming a new arrival with the announcement that Brazzaville-headquartered and state-owned operator Congo Telecom, known mainly for fixed services, has entered the mobile market.
Bharti Airtel subsidiary Bharti Hexacom has reportedly postponed the sale of 3,400 telecoms towers to Indus Towers pending a new valuation of the deal requested by Hexacom’s minority shareholder Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd (TCIL).