The Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI) has assured B-Mobile subscribers that it is determined to resolve all matters pertaining to the disruption of the cellco’s services in recent months, and will protect public interest in the light of recent reports pointing to the company’s financial frailties. A statement from the regulator, published by The Brunei Times, read: ‘The [AITI] has taken note of the Notice of Petition for winding up against B-Mobile published on 5 February and will do its utmost to protect the public interest, particularly those of the affected subscribers with the intention to facilitate the early restoration of an acceptable level of services in accordance with the Authority’s Code of Practice on Quality of Service’.
As previously reported by TeleGeography’s CommsUpdate, last week co-owner Telekom Brunei (TelBru) submitted a petition to the Supreme Court to wind up B-Mobile, and a court hearing has been scheduled for 28 February to discuss the move. While no reason has been publicly stated for TelBru’s drastic legal move, the speed of the developments suggests that the company’s troubles are far worse than initially feared.