Vodacom wants DRC's decision to withdraw 2G licence reversed | IOL Business Report

Vodacom Group’s unit in the Democratic Republic of Congo petitioned the nation’s top administrative court to reverse a government order withdrawing its 2G licence. A directive signed by Telecommunications Minister Emery Okundji in April threatens to disconnect some of Vodacom Congo’s 11.8 million customers who’ve yet to switch to 3G and 4G, or live in remote areas not yet covered by the faster data services.

Okundji told Vodacom Congo to reapply for a 20-year 2G licence originally given to the company in 1998, arguing a 2015 extension was obtained illegally.

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