Monrovia – President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has opened the 14th Annual West Africa Telecommunications Regulatory Assembly in Monrovia. The Liberian leader used the occasion to challenge delegates attending the West Africa Telecommunications Regulatory Assembly to take into account the issue of seeking and promoting consumers’ interest. She commended the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly especially the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) for the conference and expressed the hope for healthy deliberations. Speaking earlier, the Chairman of the West Africa Telecommunications regulatory Assembly (WATRA), Mr. Gaoo Gomes, said even though judging from what they have been experiencing over the years, it is difficult to protect the interests of consumers in the sector. He noted that WATRA was established in 2004 to address all of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulatory Assembly (WATRA) in 2004 to address all of the telecommunications network problems in the West African sub-region.

Source: Front Page Africa April 27, 2017 15:22 UTC