Atlantic Telecom faces suspension as it fails to renew licence (Togo)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Atlantic Telecom, the private mobile operator in Togo, is facing suspension issue as it failed to renew its licence. According to Mr. Palouki Massina, Chief Executive Officer of the regulation agency of Post and Telecommunications Company (ARTP), Atlantic Telecom must pay 20 billion CFA by noon on August 10 to renew its licence which expired in June 2008 or face suspension.
The operator has not complied with two decrees spelling out the financial conditions of renewal of its licence.
According to ARTP, Togo Telecom and Togo Cellular are the only operators that have started carrying out measures in the decrees.