14 August 2023
Senegal's Regulation Authority for Telecommunications and Posts (ARTP) has welcomed the implementation of roaming arrangements between the country's mobile network operators.
After verification tests on the effectiveness of switching in Senegal's villages surrounding the Diourbel region, ARTP director general Abdou Karim Sall said that national roaming is now a reality in Senegal.
The country's drive for national roaming was prompted by a request from president Macky Sall to prioritize moves toward nationwide mobile network coverage. The initiative is aimed at enabling service continuity in the event of a network outage as well as extending connectivity to underserved areas.
"National roaming is a regulatory lever that allows subscribers of an operator to use the network of another national operator to automatically make and receive calls if they are in an area not covered by its operator," said the ARTP director general Sall.
