WIRE — The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has defended its approval of tariff increases for Airtel Malawi and TNM plc, stressing the need to balance consumer affordability with operators' financial sustainability. Airtel and TNM had requested average increases of 47% and 55%, but MACRA approved average adjustments of 22.5% for Airtel Malawi and 26% for TNM
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