MTN Cote d'Ivoire secures local mobile services

The GSM license expires on 1 April 2016.

After 20 years of operation, the Government of Côte d'Ivoire had anticipated the allocation of the new telecommunications operator unified license by receiving 50% of the required advance payment by 15 December.

In paying CFA F 100 billion, or 75% of the total payment, well above the required 50% minimum, MTN CI obtains the extension of the operating term of the unified license for 17 years, for commissioning all services and products associated to 2G, 3G, 4G, LTE and upcoming new technologies.