Uganda Fights Crime by Ending Prepaid Scratch Cards
President Museveni is responding to a spate of kidnappings, but banning scratch cards will also benefit telcos by reducing fraud.
Joseph Nderitu
Ghana National RA Deal: See You in Court
Opponents of a new system to audit telecoms revenues argue it may be unconstitutional.
Customer Makes Mobile Money Mistake, Telco Pays
Uganda’s regulator will investigate MTN to see what more can be done about customers sending mobile money to the wrong numbers.
How to Mangle a Revenue Assurance Story
The purchase of an RA solution by Safaricom causes a journalist to confuse his readers and draw all the wrong conclusions.
Death Threats and Corruption Accusations: Pressure Mounts on Ghana National RA Deal
The wildest Hollywood conspiracy plot is easier to follow than the story of the contract for Ghana’s third national RA auditor.
Ghana National RA Deal: The Plot Thickens
If you were writing a Hollywood script about big money and government intrigue, you could base it on the string of claims made about Ghana’s national revenue assurance audit.
Ghana National RA Audit Fiasco Enters New Phase
Ghana’s government paid two different firms to audit telco revenues, but say they did no work. So now they are paying yet more money to a third RA vendor.
Controversy over Gambian International Gateway
Questions are being asked about who ultimately receives the income generated by international traffic.
Big Talk, Little Innovation in Revenue Assurance
RA vendors should do more to develop solutions that use sophisticated techniques like machine learning and predictive analytics.
Social Media Tax in Uganda
Telcos will face additional pricing headaches as the Ugandan government imposes a tax on social media users of 200 shillings (roughly 5 US cents) per day.