Category: TECHNOLOGY
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Vodafone CEO chats with customers online
Vodafone has taken its “October Care month” a notch higher by interacting with customers online in a no-holds-barred conversation. Chief Executive, Patricia Obo-Nai, on Friday, redefined what it means to be a leader in the digital era by responding to every customer and every question during a one-hour social media engagement that straddled key platforms…
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Gov’t to establish registry for all mobile phones — Ursula Owusu-Ekuful
All users of mobile phones in the country will soon be required to register their handsets with a central database to be established by the Ministry of Communication. This, according to the Minister of Communication Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, will among other things, reduce the influx of stolen, counterfeit and substandard mobile phones into the country. Mrs.…
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If you want to remain in business, abide by our laws — Ursula Owusu-Ekuful tells telcos
The Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful says mobile telecommunications companies that want to continue operating in Ghana must be ready to comply with the country’s loss or be ready to face sanctions. The Minister was speaking in relation to the implementation of the newly adjusted communications service tax (CST) which has left the telcos in a…
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Finance Ministry insists telcos must backdate CST implementation
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has disclosed that it is in discussions with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Finance Ministry to maintain 1st October as the date for implementation of the Communication Service Tax. This follows calls from the GRA for the chamber to calculate the implementation of the tax from the 4th…
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Zambia cancels licence of Vodafone franchise holder citing poor capacity
Zambia’s communications regulator said on Thursday it had cancelled the licence for Vodafone’s local franchise holder, citing a lack of technical and financial capacity. Vodafone in 2016 licenced Afrimax, a telecommunications service provider in sub-Saharan Africa to offer customers high-speed 4G data services using the Vodafone Zambia brand. The company, registered as Mobile Broadband Ltd…
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AirtelTigo unveils “Fuse Bundle Song” to support its Fuse Bundle offering
Telecommunications Company Airtel Tigo says it will continue to be innovative with the products and services it develops, to enable Ghanaians live a productive life. The comments were made on the sidelines of the unveiling of the “Fuse Bundle Song” for AirtelTigo’s Fuse Bundle offering. The song was composed by Ghanaian afrobeat superstar Fuse ODG…
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Uber Ghana ready to engage drivers after threats of strike over low fares
Uber Ghana says it is prepared to engage its driver community to ensure the success of their businesses. This follows a threat by Online Drivers Union Ghana to embark on a week-long demonstration over what they describe as modern day slavery methods used by their app operators to frustrate their work. In a statement issued…
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Telcos to charge increased 9 percent Communication Service Tax from Oct. 1
Mobile telecoms companies will from October 1, 2019, begin to charge customers the newly adjusted Communication Service Tax (CST). A statement by the Ghana Chamber of Telecoms stated that the 9 percent tax will be borne fully by consumers. The increase in the CST was announced by the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta in his 2019…
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#GhanaRising: Young entrepreneurs must stop selling their companies to multinational giants
A former President of the Association of Ghana Industries(AGI) and Chief Executive of Tropical Cables, Dr. Tony Oteng-Gyasi has urged young entrepreneurs not to be in a haste to sell their infant companies to multinational giants wishing to enter the African market. He cautioned that most international firms that want to operate in the African…
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SETECH wins EDF Pulse Africa Ghana start-up challenge
Ghanaian start-up company SETECH has been announced as the winner of the Ghanaian stage of the EDF Pulse Africa innovation contest. The challenge aims to reveal and support African innovators committed to the continent’s energy development and has been present in Ghana since its launch three years ago. As the winner of the Ghanaian edition,…