The suspension comes after a proposal to raise the subscription fee to reflect the depreciated Malawian Kwacha was rejected by the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA).

Malawi has an unsustainable trade deficit, which means that more goods and services are imported, than are exported. This results in a shortage of foreign currency, which is needed to pay for imports.

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