Safaricom, Telkom, Airtel face court action over subscription auto-renewals

The heart of the case is that mobile phone users are incurring expenses from auto subscriptions that are difficult to cancel.

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Telecoms operators Safaricom, Telkom Kenya and Airtel have been sued on claims they have failed to make it easier to end auto-renewal subscriptions, exposing consumers to additional charges.

Lobby group Youth Advocacy Africa, together with subscribers John Wangai and Anthony Manyara, seeks an order to force the operators to ease subscription sign-ups and cancellations.

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