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MTN Ghana resolves dispute with regulator

Publish date: 19 October 2020
Issue Number: 895
Diary: IBA Legalbrief Africa
Category: Telecoms

MTN Ghana has withdrawn a case against that country’s telecom regulator, which had sought to declare the mobile operator as being too big in the market. MTN said it had withdrawn an application filed at Ghana’s Supreme Court on 4 September following discussions. In June, the National Communications Authority (NCA) said it wanted to ensure a level playing field for all network operators in that country. At the time, the regulator declared its intention to classify MTN as a dominant or significant market power. CEO Ralph Mupita reportedly told Business Day he is encouraged by the constructive engagements between the company’s executives in Ghana, the NCA, Ministry of Communications and other government stakeholders. ‘We will up­date the market accordingly,’ he added.

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