U9 Myanmar controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2025
Questions over ultimate ownership
Reports associated the company's controlling ownership with Jonathan Kyaw Thaung of KT Group, while other reporting described the ownership structure behind the acquisition vehicle as opaque and the identities of principal owners as undisclosed.
2022
Customer-data concerns surrounding the sale
Rights groups, including Access Now, criticised the proposed sale of Ooredoo Myanmar because personal information belonging to approximately nine million customers could come under the control or influence of Myanmar's military authorities. The issue concerned privacy, surveillance risk and the handling of telecommunications subscriber data during military rule.