The management of MTN Cameroon has
issued a communiqué dismissing rumours that the mobile telecommunication
company will close its activities in the country. It the communiqué, MTN hierarchy
used the opportunity to reassured their customers and partners of their
continued existence and that nothing will deter them from serving Cameroonians.
CEO Saim Yaksan said the company places
great importance on the Cameroon operations and has no plans to exit the
country.
« There have been media reports that MTN
will be exiting certain markets, including Cameroon. The Management of MTN
Cameroon hereby reassures its clients and partners that MTN continues to place
great importance on its Cameroon operations and has no plans to exit the
country, » MTN CEO Saim Yaksan said in a statement.
« Cameroon is and has always been an
important country for MTN, » the CEO stressed.
Reports emerged in the media last week
that the company is planning pulling out of some of its unprofitable markets
including Cameroon which sparked anger and anxiety amongst its customers.
Local media reports
said the Anglophone crisis could force the company to quit Cameroon while local
blogs in South Africa said a $6.6 million fine received by the company from
Cameroon’s telecommunications regulator and a one-year reduction in its license
term was one of the causes When News Breaks Out, We Break In. (The 2014 Bloggies Finalist)
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