A former Commissioner of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) Mr. Abdullah Kamara has expressed grave concerns over strange proceedings in a case filed against various local television stations operating in the country by the Political Leader of the Movement for Progressive Change (MPC) Mr. Simeon Freeman to monopolize the sector.
Mr. Kamara is presently the CEO of Tamma TV and the Vice President for Governmental Affairs of SATCON Communication Services
It can be recalled that in 2019, Mr. Freeman, who is the owner of DSTV operating in Liberia, filed a US$5M lawsuit against various television stations including SATCON, Nanasat, K3 TV for using their respective outlets to film soccer matches, which he has franchise on, without his consent.
“Plaintiff avers that as a consequence of the sustained piracy being carried out by the defendants, the revenues the Plaintiff is to realize through legal operations is being eroded to the extent that Plaintiff has incurred a total loss of United…
