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Rwanda slaps $8.5m fine on MTN

MTN Rwanda has been fined $8.38 million. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA

Rwanda’s leading telecommunications firm MTN has been hit with an $8.5 million (Rwf7.03 billion) fine by the regulator.

The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (Rura) said Wednesday that MTN failed to comply with license obligations.

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