A success risked being reversed
Africa warned against slowing down mobile phone revolution
World Bank’s top expert on Telecommunications, Phillipe Dengier, said there was a growing trend by African governments to demand for the re-negotiation of telecommunication licenses issued to foreign firms operating mobile phone networks.
Dengier, the Bank’s Information, Communications and Technologies (ICT) Sector Manager, said the success achieved in connecting the African population through mobile phones, risked being reversed unless the increased taxes were removed.
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