Tuesday, May 22, 2012

LTA Statement on Lonestar and Comium Saga

Monday May 21, 2012: THE LIBERIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY IS IN RECEIPT OF A LETTER OF COMPLAINT FROM COMIUM LIBERIA THAT LONESTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION HAS DISCONNECTED THE INTERCONNECTION TRUNK WITH COMIUM SINCE LAST FRIDAY MAY 18, 2012.

AS THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO BE AWARE, ON SATURDAY MAY 19, LONESTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, WITHOUT ANY REGARD FOR THE LIBERIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY, SENT TEXT MESSAGES TO ITS SUBSCRIBERS, INFORMING THEM THAT INCOMING CALLS FROM COMIUM TO LONESTAR, AS OF FRIDAY MAY 18, WILL BE LIMITED.

IN THE WAKE OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE SECTOR, THE LTA HAS INSTRUCTED THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF LONESTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION MR. MAZEN MROUE TO RECONNECT COMUIM IMMEDIATELY BEFORE 5:00 P.M. TODAY MONDAY, TO THE STATUS QUO ANTE.

FAILURE BY LONESTAR TO IMPLEMENT THIS MANDATE, THE LTA WILL COMMENCE THE NECESSARY PROCEDURE FOR THE SUSPENSION OF LONESTAR’S OPERATIONAL LICENSE AND TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTIONS.

THE LTA HAS BEEN PUSHED TO THE EXTREME DUE TO LONESTAR’S CONSISTENT DISREGARD OF LTA’S REGULATIONS, AND THE GOVERNMENT OF LIBERIA’S POLICIES ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS.


SIGNED:___________________________
E. Blamo Robinson
Acting Director of Public and Consumer Affairs

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