Chad Fines Airtel and Warns Moov Over Network Quality and Investment Commitments

Chad’s telecoms regulator has reportedly levied a 5 billion CFA francs ($8.3 million) fine on Airtel’s local subsidiary, Airtel Africa, for reportedly violating investment commitments. The regulator’s decision was based on an audit that revealed a decline in the quality of the network. Airtel Africa operating across several African countries, has not yet responded to...

Chad abolishes import taxes on smartphones, computers, and tablets for five years…

In 2020, the Internet penetration rate was still only 14% in Chad, according to the telecoms regulator. As the digital economy grows across the world, the government is adopting strong measures to catch up on the digital inclusion of populations.  For the next five years, importers of telephones for wireless cellular networks (mobile phones and smartphones...

Chad: the government negotiates a drop in Internet prices with telecom operators

Chad is one of the countries with the most expensive Internet prices in Africa. With the explosion in demand for connectivity, Chadians, especially young people, are increasingly demanding a service adapted to their financial realities. The Chadian government is negotiating lower Internet prices with telecom operators. Discussions were held to this effect on Wednesday, January 19, between...

Cameroon, Chad strengthen fibre bond

Cameroon and Chad have reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on fibre optic interconnection between the two countries. The MoU was signed recently in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde by Cameroon’s Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Minette Libom Li Likeng and Chad’s Minister of Posts and Digital Economy,Idriss Saleh Bachar. The new agreement covers several legal, economic...

Chad and Niger tap into €28.7m fibre project

 2024, Chad and Niger are expected to be successfully interconnected via the Trans-Sahara Optical Fibre Backbone Project, spanning 1,510km and originating in Algeria. Speaking during the launch of the project in Massakory in the country’s Hadjer province, the President of the Republic of Chad Idriss Déby confirmed the country would connect to internet infrastructure from...

Chad: the regulator aligns the prices of telecom operators

The Chadian government has taken strong measures to increase competition in the national telecoms market. Via ARCEP (telecoms regulator), it aligned the intra and inter-network tariffs on October 18. It is also preparing the introduction of mobile number portability.  Chad’s Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARCEP) has made public the decision aligning the “off-net and on-net”...

Chad launches modernization of its electronic communications infrastructure

The government of Chad is initiating a modernization of its telecoms network. The operation involves the construction of a national data center, the deployment of nearly 2,000 km of optical fiber and the installation of 200 GSM relay antennas throughout the national territory.  The Chadian Ministry of Posts, New Information Technologies and Communication, and that of...

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