{"id":369157,"date":"2011-04-05T08:57:25","date_gmt":"2011-04-05T08:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/05\/rwandatel-loses-mobile-license\/"},"modified":"2011-04-05T08:57:25","modified_gmt":"2011-04-05T08:57:25","slug":"rwandatel-loses-mobile-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/05\/rwandatel-loses-mobile-license\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwandatel Loses Mobile License"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"55.426249247441\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/><!-- close google_banner_mid div ---><\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/218ad26fnewtimes180.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"The New Times (Kigali)\" title=\"Visit The New Times (Kigali)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- begin story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p>Dias Nyesiga<\/p>\n<p> 5 April 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Kigali \u2014 Effective midnight on Friday April 8, 2011, all subscribers to the Rwandatel cell-phone network will no longer be able to use their lines for calls or mobile data.<\/p>\n<p>This follows a decision taken, yesterday, by the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA), to revoke Rwandatel&#8217;s mobile telecommunications license.<\/p>\n<p>RURA&#8217;s boss Regis Gatarayiha confirmed the development.<\/p>\n<p>Rwandatel has been using 075 as their mobile phone code and has over 500,000 subscribers.<\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_inset_a div ---><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The board (RURA) gave Rwandatel until Friday so that their subscribers can use the airtime and clear other outstanding issues with the operator,&#8221; Gatarayiha said.<\/p>\n<p>RURA announced, last week, that it would decide on the fate of Rwandatel, after the telecoms company failed to comply with contractual obligations.<\/p>\n<p>There had been a series of complaints from subscribers regarding its ineffectiveness, especially of its modems and a high rate of dropped calls, which RURA said, reflected the poor quality of service.<\/p>\n<p>Rwandatel will continue operating fixed lines, which are mainly used in offices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have revoked the mobile and data (3G) but they will continue operating the fixed lines which has a different license&#8221; Gatarayiha said.<\/p>\n<p>Rwandatel has over 535,710 subscribers, putting it third behind MTN Rwanda with 2.3 million and Tigo Rwanda with 685,000 users.<\/p>\n<p>The telecom company is partially owned by Libyan investment group &#8211; LAP Green &#8211; with an 80% stake and the Social Security Fund of Rwanda (SSFR) which has 20 percent.<\/p>\n<p><!-- end story layout piece here --><\/p>\n<p><!-- close google_banner_subbody div ---><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><b>More News on allAfrica.com<\/b><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Follow this link:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201104050268.html\" title=\"Rwandatel Loses Mobile License\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rwandatel Loses Mobile License<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Dias Nyesiga 5 April 2011 Kigali \u2014 Effective midnight on Friday April 8, 2011, all subscribers to the Rwandatel cell-phone network will no longer be able to use their lines for calls or mobile data. 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