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The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami has extended the deadline given to telecom operators to review the cost of data downwards.

Pantami had on Tuesday issued a five-day ultimatum for the operators to tackle the challenges of illegal data deductions and downward review of cost of data.

Part of the statement read, “In a letter from the Executive Vice Chairman, received by the office of the Honourable Minister on the 8th of November 2019, the telecommunications regulator, intimated Dr Pantami of the strategies been taken to stem the tide of shortchanging subscribers by Mobile Network Operators.

“The Commission is in the process of carrying out a study on the End-of-Session Notification for Data Services and depending on the outcome, may issue a direction in accordance with the Act.

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