MTN Summorned To Court Over Unsolicited Messages After Annoyed Customer Running To Nakawa Court Telecom companies have received several warnings, a temporary ban from the regulator and customer complaints over unsolicited messages. For one customer, Peter Magelah Gwayaka, this has not been effective. He has opted to sue Uganda’s largest telecom company, MTN for sending text messages he had not requested for or subscribed too. The customer accuses MTN Uganda of “willfully or recklessly” sending unsolicited messages even after he complained to the company. The customer accuses MTN Uganda of “willfully or recklessly” sending unsolicited messages even after he complained to the company. The civil suit was filed on 8th July 2014 in the High Court Nakawa. Magelah, represented by the Center for Legal Aid Uganda, in the suit accuses MTN Uganda of “willfully or recklessly” sending unsolicited messages even after he complained to the company. MTN Uganda is also accused of disregarding the law by constantly sending these messages to a customer, which in the suit is described as interference in private means of communications. This has been described as being in “breach of constitutional and statutory duty.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 13:59:00 +0000
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