www.WirelessFederation.com/news: After remaining suspended since last August for non-payment of license fees, Togolese mobile network operator, Moov has again resumed services. The company entered the market after an agreement signed with Telecommunications Regulation Authority (ARPT) to pay license renewal fees of CFA 25.75 billion (US$48 million) over a twelve year period.

The closure of the network made 600,000 people to lose their mobile phone service. It also made many subscribers to move over to the state-owned operator, Togocel.

During the shutdown, protestors came on the street shouting slogans and carrying placards, which read “MOOV Forever And Ever” and “Prez. Faure Get Our Phone Connections Back”.

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France Telecom begins negotiations with the government of Togo to recieve a mobile operator licence under the brand name Orange. Faure Gnassingbe, president of the Togolese Republic, and Didier Lombard, France Telecom CEO sign an agreement to start off with the exclusive negotiations.
Togo seems like a great growth potential, with a population of 6 million and mobile penetration of 25%, to France Telecom, as it move towards its strategic development in the West African region.
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