The National Communications Authority, NCA directive for deactivation of SIM Cards yet to be re-registered is beginning to bite hard on subscribers who are yet to go through the exercise. Scores of subscribers who besieged some offices of network providers such as MTN told GBC News that although they had …
Read More »NCA, telcos have no mandate to capture data of citizens – Atuguba
The Dean of the University of Ghana School of Law, Professor Raymond Atuguba, has raised legal objections to the ongoing SIM registration exercise by the telecommunications and the National Communications Authority (NCA). According to him, the National Identification Authority (NIA) has the power under the laws of Ghana to carry out …
Read More »1.75% E-levy: Government in talks with telcos – Ken Ofori-Atta
Ad Ken Ofori-Atta introduced 1.75% e-levy Govt fees and charges was also increased by 15% Ken Ofori-Atta says govt is engaging telcos on the new levy During the presentation of the 2022 budget dubbed ‘Agyenkwa budget’, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta introduced a new 1.75% levy on all electronic transactions such as Mobile …
Read More »Telcos promise to provide stable network during 2020 polls
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications says its members are devising measures to provide quality network across the country during the general elections. The assurance from the industry association follows individual network audit assessments undertaken by its members which led to numerous deployments and actions to ensure stable network connections across …
Read More »Messages from political parties not from us – Telcos
Telecommunication companies in Ghana say unsolicited messages from political parties are not from them. According to the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GCT) in a press statement copied to GhanaWeb, the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are politically neutral and that their “policies and principles prohibit the promotion of any political party”. …
Read More »Listen to Mahama; reduce data charges now – Students to gov’t, telcos
The Coalition of University Students has called on the government to heed calls by the flag bearer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, to negotiate with the telcos to reduce the cost of internet data and airtime for students and customers in general in the outbreak …
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