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Monrovia-The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) and Csquared signed a cooperation agreement on Tuesday, granting Csquaared permission to deploy fiber optic cables throughout and anywhere in Liberia.
Ms. Edwina Crump Zackpah signed on behalf of LTA; Ms. Estelle Akofio Sowah signed on behalf of Csquared. The cooperation agreement is of great significance to LTA, which granted a license to Csquared, an infrastructure service provider.
"LTA modified Csquared's license to allow them to deploy fiber optic cables anywhere and anywhere in the Republic of Liberia," said the acting chairman of LTA.
Csquared West Africa Regional Manager Estelle Akofio Sowah said that the company's desire to invest in Liberia is the country's demand for ICT and its long-term stable and friendly business environment.
Research has shown that despite its relatively small population, Liberia’s telecommunications sector is active and competitive. The main players include two mobile communication system (GSM) network operators, Lonestar Cell MTN and Orange Liberia (formerly Cellcom).
Both invest in network infrastructure and services. They use global private GSM, 3G/4G and WiMAX technologies to provide a wide range of services for the mass market, including voice/text messaging, fixed wireless and mobile data/Internet services, as well as value-added service organizations for the government and the private sector.
GSM network operators compete for customers by providing services on their wireless networks. The competition between them has led to a drop in the prices of voice and data services and prompted regulators to establish lower tariffs.
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The government-owned national telecommunications company Libtelco (Libtelco) provides telephone, Internet, fax and radio services to most government offices, schools and other large facilities in the Monrovia region. Libtelco is the main provider of government fixed-line telephone services. In October 2020, after the Liberian legislature revised the 2007 Telecommunications Law, the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) granted Libtelco a license to provide GSM mobile network services. Libtelco is now competing with two private service providers in providing mobile voice and data services.
Due to the increase in GSM investment across the country, the use of mobile and Internet continues to grow. According to the Digital Liberia 2020 report, between January 2019 and January 2020, mobile connections increased by 995,000 or 32%.
According to the report, in January 2020, the number of connections was 4.13 million; many people (mainly the wealthy) have multiple connections, so the increase in mobile connections will surge. The Internet penetration rate in January 2020 was 12%, which is equivalent to 624,000 Internet users in the country. In the mobile sector, competition has led to the lowest call prices in Africa, but with the price floor, the lowest price for voice calls is 0.0156 US dollars per minute, and the lowest price per megabyte for data is 0.0218 US dollars.
The Cable Television Alliance of Liberia (CCL) is a public-private partnership created by the Liberian government through Libtelco and two mobile network operators, Lonestar Cell MTN and Orange Liberia.
CCL supports the provision of high-speed Internet to Liberia through submarine fiber optic cables as part of the entire submarine cable system, known as the ACE (African Coast to Europe) Consortium. Internet and broadband networks are available through several commercial wireless Internet service providers (ISPs) and major GSM mobile networks using GPRS, EDGE, HSPA and WiMAX technologies. High subscription costs and limited connection bandwidth mean that Internet access is expensive and data rates are low.
Through international submarine optical cables, Liberia’s telecommunications sector is undergoing major improvements, benefiting more than 80 commercial and diplomatic locations. However, surpassing these customers requires substantial investment in domestic fixed-line infrastructure.
The Liberian government, in cooperation with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Google, continues to invest in the construction of a fiber optic ring network in Monrovia and its surrounding areas to increase broadband penetration. In 2017, Google and Mitsui & Co. (Japan), Convergence Partners (South Africa) and the World Bank International Finance Corporation jointly established an independent company called CSquared to complete this project.
CSquared signed a licensing agreement with the Liberian Telecommunications Authority in 2021. After completion, the quality of Internet service and accessibility in rural areas will increase Internet users. However, the main constraints faced by mobile operators include high electricity costs, weak national infrastructure such as roads, high taxes such as import duties and tariffs, insufficient customer base, insufficient technical staff, problems with network security, and high network costs for operation and maintenance. .
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