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Airtel Kenya challenges charges filed by Milestone in SportPesa dispute

Wednesday 24 February 2021 | 14:18 CET | News
Airtel Kenya has challenged contempt charges filed by Milestone in a dispute over short codes used by the Sportpesa gaming brand, Business Daily reported. The company accused Airtel of not unblocking gaming pay bill accounts and short codes despite a court order to do so. Airtel said that it must comply with the regulator's directives to block the codes, unless served with a court order suspending that directive.

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Companies: Airtel Kenya
Countries: Kenya
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