Rwanda’s telecom regulator: ‘Rwanda Utilities
Regulatory Authority (RURA)’ has fined MTN Rwanda, a
division of the South African owned
telecommunications company, $8.5 million for
breaching its licensing conditions by hosting its IT
services outside the country.
According to RURA, MTN Rwanda Ltd provided services
in contravention of enforcement notice and directives
issued by the regulator against hosting its IT services
outside the country.
By doing so, they breached its license obligation
requiring it to comply with all applicable laws,
regulations and any other regulatory instruments issued
by the competent authority.
“On 4th May 2017, the Regulatory Board of RURA
conducted a hearing session in which MTN Rwanda Ltd
was informed on the breach of its license obligations
and given the opportunity to be heard, whereby MTN
Rwanda Ltd admitted the above mentioned breach. In
accordance with the applicable laws, the Regulatory
Board of RURA decided to impose on MTN Rwanda Ltd
administrative fine of seven billion thirty million
Rwanda Francs (7,030,000,000).”
MTN Rwanda said it has been notified by the regulator
about the penalty and that the parties were discussing
the matter.

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