MTN South Sudan on Friday restored mobile telephone network services in Koch town and Mirmir Payam in Koch County in Unity State after it was disrupted in the aftermath of conflict in December 2013.
Puok Gatluak, the executive director in Koch County, said the restoration of the network will help the local communities communicate with people in the capital, Juba, and other far-flung places across the country.
“We are happy with MTN in Unity State for reopening two MTN stations, one is in Koch town opposite Koch market and one in Mirmir Payam opposite to Mirmir swampy area,” Puok told Radio Tamazuj on Saturday. “The network is very weak and I am appealing to MTN management to improve it.”
Meanwhile, Thak Gai Bol, a resident of Rubkuach Payam in Mayiendit County which borders Mirmir Payam in Koch County, said they have been relying on the Zain mobile network to communicate before the restoration of the MTN network.
“I am very happy today because MTN has been restored. We have been relying only on the Zain network in Koch County which has been not stable,” Gai said. “We are now in a position to communicate peace messages to the community through MTN mobile short message services.”
“Misinformation and disinformation will now be detected because before the MTN network was restored, there were a lot of rumors circulating among the community that were difficult to correct,” Gai added.