Ife Ogunfuwa
The operations of MTN and Airtel have come under intense scrutiny, attracting the most fines from the governments of African countries, a recent study by Xalam Analaytics has shown.
The report entitled, ‘Another fine mess by African telecoms,’ stated that the value of fines imposed on MTN by African governments in the past three years was the highest, reaching about $400m, apart from the Nigerian fine of $5.2bn.
It, however, added that Airtel African operations had been the most targeted by regulatory procedures.
Xalam Analytics said, “Airtel’s African operations have been the most targeted by government procedures, slightly ahead of MTN’s. In terms of fine value, MTN is the largest target of African telco fines – even excluding the $5.2bn Nigeria fine.
“African governments had asked MTN operations to pay around $400m in various forms of sanctions and…
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