Impose stiffer penalties on telcos, compel them to compensate consumers

Communications Authority of Kenya

The Communications Authority of Kenya headquarters in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

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Revelations that three quarters of the complaints that consumers made over mobile network services between July and September last year were unresolved are a wake-up call to the Communications Authority of Kenya.

Telecommunications firms solved a paltry five out of the 20 complaints on poor quality of voice and data services in the period, a slow rate that points to a laissez-faire attitude yet customers pay for the services.

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