“The fact remains that we do not have the capacity to pay the surcharge as the industry has not generated that level of income. As we were under the belief that the surcharge was on hold, there were no attempts to pass this on to the customer,” the GSM Companies insisted. The surcharges would place Liberia as one of the most expensive countries for communications across Africa.” – Orange Liberia & Lonestar Cell MTNAre GSM Companies Depriving Government? In a recent analysis by T. Moses Saywah, he noted that despite the crumbling effect COVID-19 is having on businesses and the Liberian economy, GSM Companies in the country continue to flourish in their business. When business is good, that means tens of millions of dollars for both GSM companies.

Source: Front Page Africa May 15, 2020 16:18 UTC