Salience supported the ECOWAS Commission during a three-day Validation Workshop for the Draft Final Report of the ECOWAS Roaming Study, held in Accra, Ghana. The workshop brought together National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs), WATRA, regional institutions, operators and technical experts to review and validate proposed revisions to the ECOWAS roaming regulation.
Discussions focused on key commercial, technical and regulatory challenges affecting the sustainability of regional roaming, including pricing structures, inbound roaming cost recovery, fair use policy, integrity and anti-fraud safeguards, and implementation, monitoring and governance arrangements.
The workshop helped build regional consensus around strengthening the ECOWAS roaming framework while preserving consumer protection and regulatory flexibility. Participants reviewed revised pricing approaches and implementation options, drawing on regional experience and existing bilateral arrangements.
The outcomes of the workshop will inform the finalisation of the regulation, supporting guidelines and monitoring templates by the ECOWAS Commission, in coordination with national regulatory authorities and regional stakeholders.
Salience thanks the ECOWAS Commission, West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA | ARTAO), NRAs and all participants for their constructive engagement. The workshop marks an important step toward a more transparent, sustainable and consumer-friendly roaming framework for the ECOWAS region.