Safaricom’s
licence has been renewed after it paid Sh2.3 billion to the industry
regulator, signalling that the operator has reached a deal over the
quality voice checks.
Safaricom’s current licence
expires on Monday and the Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) had
tied its renewal to payment of the fee and meeting the set quality
standards as the government steps up pressure on mobile telephone firms
to improve service.
“We have issued Safaricom with a
letter to confirm that their licence has been renewed and they can come
any time and pick it now that they have paid the Sh2.3 billion,” Francis
Wangusi, the CAK director-general, said Tuesday.
Safaricom
has over the past four years failed to meet the quality standards and
last year posted a performance of 50 per cent against the minimum limit
of 80 per cent.
This article first appeared in the Business Daily.
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