Monrovia – The Liberian telecoms regulatory body, Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), faces a challenge to its authority with operator, DSTV dragging the Regulator and DSTV’s competitors directly to court in absolute “disregard” of the LTA’s due process procedure. According to LTA’s licensing procedure regulations, an aggrieved licensee or telecoms consumer must first seek redress at the LTA through a dispute hearing process. “DSTV has been a delinquent and non-compliant operator until only recently apparently in preparation for its court action. This newspaper has heard that LTA commissioners are said not have consensus amongst themselves on an approach to the court case leading to the suspicion that DSTV may have infiltrated their ranks. “DSTV has been a delinquent and non-compliant operator until only recently apparently in preparation for its court action.

Source: Front Page Africa November 25, 2019 16:07 UTC