Monrovia-The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), in partnership with Salience Consulting, with support from the World Bank, over the weekend conducted a day-long workshop intended to present stakeholders’ information and validate the initial findings of a telecommunications market study. By Jaheim T. Tumu- [email protected]The study was in furtherance of the LTA’s mandate to continuously monitor telecommunications markets to assess the state of competition and to determine regulatory measures needed to prevent market failure and mitigate anti-competitive behavior and tendencies. She said that the market study will increase access to affordable high-speed broadband and promote the demand for broadband-enabled services and applications to stimulate growth in the wider economy. At the LTA, we are restructuring our organization and our regulatory regime to meet these challenges head-on.”Madam Bush emphasized the growing challenges faced by outdated regulatory frameworks in addressing modern cyber security concerns. She, however, said that the Board of Commissioners, over the past few months, issued new regulations to close the gaps in our regulatory portfolio.

Source: Front Page Africa October 21, 2024 18:39 UTC