ART gives Orange, MTN and Camtel 15 days to comply
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Journal du Cameroun
The Telecommunications Regulatory Agency is requiring Orange, MTN and Camtel to correct 93 breaches of their licences, valued at 18.6 billion CFA francs. The operators have 15 days to make the corrections, according to the Telecommunications Regulatory Agency.
The Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ART) has identified 93 breaches of the obligations set out in the licences of Orange Cameroon, MTN Cameroon and Camtel, according to the ART. The breaches notably concern equipment approval, compliant use of frequencies and radio links, voice service quality in Yaoundé, Douala and Bafoussam, as well as on certain roads and network coverage.
The breaches were identified between 13 July and 10 August 2026 during an audit conducted by the ART, which values them at 5.8 billion CFA francs for Orange, 4.6 billion for MTN and 8.2 billion for Camtel. For Camtel, the audit of 112 sections of optical fibre also found recurring outages, partially unavailable sections and failures involving civil engineering and optical equipment, according to the ART.
The ART had already announced possible sanctions against the three operators for these breaches, valued at 18.6 billion CFA francs. Sanctions threats were reported on 10 November 2026.
