Companhia Santomense de Telecomunicacoes (CST), the incumbent provider of fixed, mobile and data services in Sao Tome and Principe, has revealed that it is prepared and ready to deploy 4G in the country, but said that it is still awaiting regulatory permission to launch LTE services.
According to the operator, it submitted a request to launch a trial 4G network to the General Regulatory Authority (Autoridade Geral de Regulacao, AGER) on 1 March 2021, but has not yet received a response. CST has called on the regulator to work with it on the issue and added that ‘all parties should focus on the implementation of 4G as soon as possible and not continue to delay it for reasons of procedural or bureaucratic forum’. The operator concludes that it remains committed to the implementation of LTE in the country to ensure faster and better quality internet access.
Source: https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2021/05/27/cst-awaiting-regulatory-permission-to-roll-out-4g/