Rwanda: MTN to Phase-Out Outdated Blackberry Services

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Rwanda: MTN to Phase-Out Outdated Blackberry Services

[New Times] MTN Rwanda has confirmed the termination of services provided to devices that use the BlackBerry operating system effective January 4, 2022.

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