Telecommunications & IT

Africa’s telecommunications sector is growing exponentially. It’s also full of legal and business complexities; from electromagnetic spectrum licensing, to government procurement, to general corporate and intellectual property law.

John W Ffooks & Co has considerable experience working for a variety of clients in a multitude of telecommunications matters. We’ve helped operators, equipment suppliers, and finance houses working in landline and mobile telephony, radio operations, and much more.

Our experienced lawyers advise clients across francophone Africa, assisting on all aspects of their legal needs.

43 Matters

$10 Million Facility for the Funding of a Mauritian Telecom Projects in Africa

We recently advised a European investment bank in relation to a USD 10 million facility to a Mauritian company in relation to projects in... More

Facilitating large-scale corporate operations across Africa

Telecoms regulatory advice across multiple French-speaking African countries

We advised an American equipment manufacturer service provider, interested in installations and operations in Burkina Faso, Gabon, Niger,... More

Regulatory clearance for your Internet projects

Express Wi-Fi services in Cameroon

We advised an American social networking service on details of tariff and pricing approval in Cameroon in relation to its Express Wi-Fi... More

Getting the facts on spectrum allocation

Licensing regime advice - Cameroon

We advised an American social networking service, as part of its Express Wi-Fi deployment, on the licensing regime in Cameroon for spectrum... More

Mobile technology legal services in Cameroon

Regulatory advice – Cameroon

We advised an American social networking company on a complete review of telecommunications laws and regulations concerning data rollover... More

Does your marketing strategy comply with local law? Ask our team

Regulatory advice on pricing in Cameroon

We advised an American social networking service on regulations around price discrimination, promotional text messaging and tariffs for its... More

Data roaming in Cameroon

Data roaming licensing

We advised an American social networking service on its planned data roaming service offering. We provided advice relating to license... More

Rolling out Express Wi-Fi across Cameroon

Express Wi-Fi services - Cameroon

We advised an American social network on their planned Express Wi-Fi services in Cameroon. Our legal advice included assisting with... More

Streaming Internet from the sky

Internet regulation - OHADA region

We worked for a major American multinational, and provided legal advice on an innovative service they planned to offer: the provision of... More

Ensuring regulatory compliance for your technology projects

Telecommunications regulatory advice in Benin, Mali and Togo

We advised a leading Korean manufacturer regarding the regulatory clearance for their new 3G and 4G products in the... More

Engineering great results for engineering companies

Project implementation in Africa

We acted for a global leader in electrical engineering and electronics and reviewed the legal documents as well as the legal risks that may... More

Call us with your telecommunications law questions

Advice on the implementation of new software

We advised a major mobile phone retailer on the regulatory regime and legal risks for the implementation of its new software across ten... More

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Data protection advice across the OHADA region

We advised a leading IT services company on the rules for data protection across the OHADA region. This involved ensuring compliance for... More

Mergers & acquisitions in African telecoms

Telecom facilities acquisition in Chad, Congo, & Gabon

We advised a telecommunications tower company on their proposed minimum security package in relation to our client's... More

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Telecommunications regulatory review - Madagascar & Comoros

We acted for a client of a French law firm and conducted a review of the telecommunications sector in Madagascar in relation to the... More