Nigeria Labour Congress calls for telco service boycott
14 February 2025
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for a boycott of mobile operators' services in response to tariff increases.
This comes after the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) approved a 50% pricing increase in late January, the first in twelve years.
Find out more Ghana establishes committee to reduce internet costs
12 February 2025
The Ghanaian government plans to set up a committee to reduce the cost of the internet in the coming days, for its 24 million citizens, according to Minister for Digital Technology, and Innovations Samuel Nartey George.
The committee will be tasked with discussing and developing a roadmap that works for all parties involved. It will be composed of representatives from the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Energy, Finance, National Communications Authority, Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, Ghana Telecommunications Chamber, Content Creators Association.
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Tunisie Telecom to deploy third submarine cable
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12 February 2025
Tunisie Telecom has signed a partnership agreement with Medusa Submarine Cable System for the deployment of a third submarine cable.
1,200km long and with a capacity of 20Tbps, it will connect the city of Bizerte in Tunisia to Marseille in France. The work will begin this year and commissioning is scheduled for 2026. The contract period is 25 years.
Find out more ZICTA slaps Airtel Zambia with ZMW4 million fine
11 February 2025
The Zambian Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has fined Airtel Zambia ZMW4 million following continuous service disruptions on its network.
ZICTA highlighted a major outage on 2 February, during which data services were unavailable for over three hours across multiple locations, including Lusaka, Southern, Western, Central, and Eastern Provinces.
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