Telecommunications Law and Policy to Protect Subscribers’ of Mobile Phones in Africa

E. F. G. Ajayi
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The mobile telephone alternatively referred to as mobile handset, has immense advantages over the traditional land line telephone in that it enables the user to traverse wherever he desires, and yet able to communicate with others either for purposes of transacting businesses or as a means of effecting social interactions, but notwithstanding the apparent advantages of mobile phones, like every coin having two sides, its use has demerits which as a matter of necessity, calls for regulatory measures to protect the subscribers; unfortunately, this is not the case in most African countries, for example, Nigeria reputed for the highest population in Africa ditto the highest number of mobile telephone subscribers in addition to being the biggest economy in the continent, does not have in place, law and policy specifically aimed at protecting or promoting the interest of its subscribers. The usage of mobile phones has assumed phenomenal increase recently; it is the norm rather than the exception in Africa but with the unfortunate trend of dearth of legal and regulatory measures. This Article deals with the legal and regulatory framework pertaining to mobile phones and examines issues relating to or consequences generated thereof. The paper argues that the extant legal and regulatory framework in Africa is not in the best interest of subscribers, and calls for a paradigm shift towards taking into cognizance the said interest of subscribers by governments with the view to putting in place, legal and regulatory precepts simply because the manufacturers of mobile phones and telephony companies, wherever they are situate or operate from, need and rely on the profits generated from African countries.
保护非洲移动电话用户的电信法律和政策
移动电话或被称为移动手持设备,与传统的固定电话相比具有巨大的优势,因为它使用户能够在他想要的任何地方移动,并且能够与他人进行交易业务或作为一种影响社会互动的手段。但是,尽管移动电话有明显的优势,就像每个硬币都有两面一样,它的使用也有缺点,这是不可避免的。呼吁采取监管措施保护用户;不幸的是,大多数非洲国家的情况并非如此,例如,尼日利亚以非洲人口最多,移动电话用户最多而闻名,除了是非洲大陆最大的经济体之外,还没有专门针对保护或促进其用户利益的法律和政策。最近手机的使用有了惊人的增长。这是非洲的常态,而不是例外,但不幸的是,这种趋势缺乏法律和管制措施。本文涉及与移动电话有关的法律和监管框架,并审查与之相关的问题或由此产生的后果。这篇论文认为,非洲现有的法律和监管框架并不符合用户的最佳利益,并呼吁一种范式转变,使政府考虑到用户的上述利益,以便制定法律和监管规则,这仅仅是因为移动电话制造商和电话公司,无论他们在哪里或在哪里运营,都需要并依赖于从非洲国家产生的利润。
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