Smart Mobile reportedly halted operations in late 2017 after failing to meet its financial obligations. In September 2017, the regulator NATCOM fined Airtel USD750,000, Africell USD400,000 and Sierratel USD200,000 also instructing them to offer three days of free calls to customers. NATCOM cited their failure to achieve agreed KPIs regarding quality of service for subscribers. In late 2016, Orange acquired Airtel's subsidiary in Sierra Leone, with its official brand launch taking place in October 2017. We believe this has injected much-needed competition to boost mobile uptake and improve 3G services across Sierra Leone. airtel was fined USD1.2mn by NATCOM in early 2016. The regulator stated that the fine was due to the fact that the operator failed to deliver adequate quality of service to its clients across the country.

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