Senegal’s telecom regulator ARTP has launched a public consultation on fibre-to-the-x (FTTx) deployment and infrastructure sharing to address inefficiencies in the country’s rapidly expanding fibre market.
With nearly 600,000 fibre lines connected by the end of 2025, growth has exposed challenges such as duplicated infrastructure, inconsistent technical standards, and lack of co-investment frameworks. The consultation seeks industry input on sharing models, technical architectures, wholesale access, and regulatory guidelines to enable more efficient network expansion.
ARTP aims to establish a harmonised framework that could support shared infrastructure, improve competition, and allow service providers to operate on third-party fibre networks, while strengthening Senegal’s broader digital ecosystem. Stakeholders have until 10 April 2026 to submit feedback.
