The House of Representatives has mandated the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) to review the recent action by Lonestar Cell MTN to determine any wrongdoing and appropriate “maximum punishment.”The Justice Ministry and the LTA are expected to submit their review to the House on Thursday, January 26. The House has also mandated Lonestar Cell MTN to restore the three-day free calls promotion. Representatives Prince Moye, Acarous Gray, Jeremiah Koung, Garrison Yealue and Edwin Snowe were among lawmakers who did not take favorably to Lonestar Cell MTN’s action. Maryland County Representative Dr. Bhofal Chambers said the best alternative is to repeal the “Tax Law” that gave cause for Lonestar Cell MTN’s action. The Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lonestar Cell MTN, Lewis Roberts, on Tuesday argued that the three-day free-calls promotion was not halted, but adjusted, an assertion which lawmakers strongly rejected, saying, that was not Lonestar Cell MTN’s “promise” during the public hearings.

Source: Daily Observer January 25, 2017 03:29 UTC