{"id":9893,"date":"2019-12-04T20:15:35","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T19:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aedic.eu\/?p=9893"},"modified":"2022-02-28T20:53:09","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T19:53:09","slug":"telecomunicazioni-in-camerun-multate-orange-e-mtn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aedic.eu\/en\/business-in-africa\/telecommunications-in-cameroon-multate-orange-and-mtn\/","title":{"rendered":"Telecommunications in Cameroon fined Orange and MTN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Local mobile telecommunications companies <strong>Orange and\u00a0<\/strong><strong><span class=\"caps\">MTN<\/span><\/strong><strong>\u00a0in Cameroon<\/strong> were fined over $ 160 million in July 2019 for not paying taxes on gaming and gambling services.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9895 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/aedic.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/orange_cameroon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"186\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The Central African country's anti-corruption commission announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation in the industry led to fines totalling $ 283 million and found that other companies including <strong>Camtel and Viettel violated regulations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9896\" src=\"https:\/\/aedic.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Viettel_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"134\" title=\"\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9897\" src=\"https:\/\/aedic.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/logo-camtel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"126\" title=\"\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9894\" src=\"https:\/\/aedic.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/mtn_camerun.jpg\" alt=\"mtn\" width=\"240\" height=\"186\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"adzone-outstream\" class=\"advertising advertising--no-label js-adzone advertising--outstream advertising--called advertising--rendered\" data-google-query-id=\"CMu4hLbPnOYCFdWxewodvMMCXg\"><\/div>\n<p>The amount paid by each company was unclear and the companies were not immediately available for statements on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>In the report, the telecommunications regulatory agency stated that\u00a0<strong><span class=\"caps\">MTN<\/span><\/strong><strong>\u00a0and Orange<\/strong> were also accused of not paying taxes on their money transfer system, known as Mobile Money.<\/p>\n<p>The report is another blow to\u00a0<span class=\"caps\">MTN<\/span>\u00a0, which is already contesting a $3.9 billion fine in Nigeria for failing to disconnect users with cards\u00a0<span class=\"caps\">SIM<\/span>\u00a0not registered .<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"caps\">Le<\/span>\u00a0cards\u00a0<span class=\"caps\">SIM<\/span>\u00a0unregistered can be used for criminal activities - a growing concern in Nigeria, which faces the threat of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caps\">MTN<\/span>\u00a0ha\u00a0<span class=\"caps\">practised<\/span>\u00a0pressure to have the fine reduced from $ 5.2 billion in December.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local mobile telecommunications companies Orange and MTN in Cameroon were fined more than $ 160 million in July 2019 for failing to pay taxes on gaming and gambling services. 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