{"id":84489,"date":"2025-08-21T16:41:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T16:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/udp-condemns-puras-mobile-data-price-fixing"},"modified":"2025-08-21T17:52:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T17:52:43","slug":"udp-condemns-puras-mobile-data-price-fixing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/udp-condemns-puras-mobile-data-price-fixing","title":{"rendered":"UDP Condemns Pura\u2019S Mobile Data Price Fixing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The United Democratic Party (UDP) has condemned the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA)\u2019s recent decision to set a minimum floor price for mobile data services in The Gambia, describing it as \u201creckless, unlawful, and harmful to consumers.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued on Tuesday, the opposition party criticized PURA for undermining economic justice and the principles of a free market in a democratic society.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPURA\u2019s mandate under Gambian law is to protect the interests of consumers while ensuring fair competition among service providers. Instead, PURA has acted to shield GSM companies, effectively legalizing exploitation at the expense of the Gambian people,\u201d the UDP remarked.<\/p>\n<p>The party noted that The Gambia already faces one of the highest internet costs in the sub-region. \u201cRather than working to reduce these costs, improve access, and promote competition, PURA has sided with corporate profiteers, endorsing policies that further burden the public. This is not only unjust but illegal, as no authority has the right to fix prices in a way that disadvantages consumers or restricts fair market practices,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>The UDP also questioned the role of The Gambia Competition and Consumer Protection Commission regarding this issue, warning that silence could be deeply concerning. The party called on PURA to immediately reverse the decision and consult with stakeholders, consumer groups, civil society, and the general public to ensure data remains affordable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn every democracy, regulators are duty-bound to safeguard the welfare of citizens. PURA must prioritize the interests of Gambians, not GSM companies. We stand with the people in rejecting this exploitative move and will continue to hold PURA and the Barrow government accountable for policies that undermine citizens\u2019 rights and welfare,\u201d the statement concluded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The United Democratic Party (UDP) has condemned the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA)\u2019s recent decision to set a minimum floor price for mobile data services in The Gambia, describing it as \u201creckless, unlawful, and harmful to consumers.\u201d In a statement issued on Tuesday, the opposition party criticized PURA for undermining economic justice [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":84488,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,10,2366],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-84489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-parties","category-to-homepage","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UDP Condemns Pura\u2019S Mobile Data Price Fixing - 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