The thirteenth meeting of the Committee of National Telecommunication Regulators (Crtel) of the member states of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) s' is open this Tuesday, August 30, 2022 in Abidjan. For 72 hours, participants will discuss international communications in the UEMOA area.

According to Diakité Coty Souleymane, the president of the Regulatory Board of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Côte d'Ivoire (Artci), this 13th r& eacute; union du Crtel proposes to discuss the challenges related to the pricing of international calls, the quality of telecommunications services offered and social tariffs to allow easy access to the Internet for populations in the community area.

At the end of the discussions, an action plan must be drawn up for the effective implementation of social Internet access offers in order to reduce barriers that hinder Enforce vulnerable populations to take full advantage of the benefits offered by digital technology.