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MTN Cameroon, Camtel Strike Roaming Agreement

MTN Cameroon and state-owned
Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel)
have penned a national roaming
agreement which will see the latter expand
its coverage significantly. In a statement,
MTN Group detailed the deal will expand
signal in areas of Cameroon where the
state operator has no presence. MTN’s
coverage in Cameroon covers 97% of the
population with 2G, 90% with 3G and 70%
with 4G. The Cameroonian government is
eager for citizens to adopt digital solutions
as part of wider plans to modernize its
economy. The plan also lines up with MTN
Group's Ambition 2025 plan to be the platforms, including network as a service,” development in our work to deliver on this:
leading digital solutions provider in Africa. said MTN Group President and CEO Ralph we are excited to bring our world-class
“One of MTN Group’s strategic priorities Mupita. “The roaming agreement with services closer to the people of Cameroon.
is to build the largest and most valuable the state-owned Camtel is a significant

ANCOM Sets Tariffs for Pole Access

Following a consultation, Romania’s important step in the implementation of the power lines, RON3.51 per pole/cable/
National Authority for Management Infrastructure Law, the tariffs are intended month for those carrying medium voltage
and Regulation in Communications to simplify negotiations between the parties lines and RON28.55 per km/cable/month
(ANCOM) has adopted indicative tariffs and help stimulate the development of for overhead infrastructure supporting high
charged to telecoms network operators communications networks. For access to voltage lines. The indicative tariff for poles
for access to the overhead infrastructure the infrastructure of electricity distribution used by local public transport services is
owned, managed or leased by electricity companies, ANCOM has set rates of RON7.44 per pole/cable/month. The rates
distribution companies and local public RON2.05 (USD0.45) per pole/cable/month are exclusive of VAT and can be indexed
transport services. Described as an for poles supporting low voltage overhead annually to the inflation rate.

ComReg Issues Update on Wholesale Fixed Access Charges Decision

Ireland’s Commission for Communications of the appeal, ComReg has now confirmed the price to which Eircom may be found to
Regulation (ComReg) has issued a that the Commercial Court dismissed be entitled following determination of the
statement regarding the decision it eir’s application late last month. In so Appeal in respect of wholesale prices paid
published in December 2021 – Decision doing, the court has reportedly taken into [by Vodafone and Sky]’. As a result of the
D11/21 – relating to the setting of prices account an undertaking given by Vodafone Commercial Court’s ruling, ComReg has
for several regulated wholesale fixed and Sky that should eir be ultimately confirmed that the prices set out in D11/21
line access services. Whilst fixed line successful in its appeal, they will ‘repay to have applied since 1 March 2022, while it
incumbent eir appealed the decision in [the incumbent] the difference between the noted that the hearing of eir’s appeal is
January 2022 and sought a stay on the decision price and the pre decision price scheduled to commence on 19 July 2022.
operation of D11/21 pending the outcome and, if lower than the pre decision price,

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