Orange Sierra Leone holds talks with government on network expansion
The company's board chairman and chief executive met the speaker of parliament, the chief minister and the telecoms regulator's director general on Thursday, November 12.
Orange Sierra Leone has held talks with senior government officials on improving telecommunications services, expanding network coverage and increasing investment in digital infrastructure. The meetings on Thursday, November 12, brought together the company's board chairman, Brelotte Ba, and its chief executive, Aicha Touré, with representatives of key government institutions.
The delegation met Speaker of Parliament Segepoh Solomon Thomas, Chief Minister David Moinina Sengeh, National Telecommunications Authority (NatCA) Director General Amara Brewah and Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation Salamata Momonah Bah. Key issues discussed included extending coverage to more communities, improving service reliability and strengthening consumer protection.
The company said it would keep working with government institutions and regulators on innovation, connectivity and digital and economic development. A separate report of the same engagements said Ba and Touré also paid a courtesy visit to President Julius Maada Bio at State House in Freetown, where they reaffirmed the group's investment commitment.
Why it mattersResidents in communities not yet covered by the network stand to gain access if the coverage extension agreed with regulators goes ahead.