Free roaming evaluation in Lomé – AFRICA RENDEZ VOUS



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Lomé hosts the 23rd and 24th of July 2018, the 2nd th evaluation meeting on Free Roaming in West Africa, a year after its launch. This meeting aims to evaluate the operation and implementation of the "Abidjan protocol" on Free Roaming.

The Lomé meeting will also address the difficulties encountered in order to propose appropriate solutions Free Roaming Effectiveness in the West African Space

" The removal of roaming charges undoubtedly raises the volume ," said Togolese Minister of the Digital Economy Cina Lawson , citing data collected from mobile operators. " Free roaming is a win-win venture for both operators and users ," she added.

Free Roaming, according to its promoters, alleviates the suffering of people the very high rates of mobile communications in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). It also makes it possible to establish free call reception and cost reduction, they argue.

Note that "the Abidjan protocol" was born from the will of the ECOWAS member countries to integrate a common market in the field of telecommunications and ICT

Signed on November 28, 2016 in Côte d'Ivoire, it now includes Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea Conakry, Mali, Senegal , Sierra Leone and Togo.

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