Category: TECHNOLOGY
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Telecom analyst demands tax cuts on imported phones
Telecom analyst, Fouad Chalabi has taken a swipe at government over taxes charged on telephone handsets imported into Ghana. According to him, zero tax on imported phones especially Smartphones will reduce smuggling of the device and help in the growth of the communication sector. Speaking to Citi Business News, Mr. Chalabi asked government to focus…
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Mobile money transactions hit over GH¢600m in June 2016
Mobile money transactions in Ghana reached 679.17 million cedis by the end of June 2016, according to the Bank of Ghana’s Payment Systems Department. This also represents an increase of over twenty percent from the end of 2015 to the end of June this year. Total transactions as at the end of December 2015 were…
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Tigo launches ‘wo suro aaa wondi’ promo
As part of efforts aimed at deepening relationships with its customers, Tigo has launched the “Wo Suro aa Wondi” promo to reward its customers with airtime and cash prices. The promo which is scheduled to last for 90 days will be a ‘scratch and win’ promotion with instant gifts. Speaking to Citi Business News, the…
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Telecom operators ‘punch holes’ into ICH regulations
Telecom operators say they are averse to some provisions of the newly passed Electronic Communication Regulations. The regulations are to guide the implementation of the Interconnect Clearing House for all telecom operators in the country. Sources in the telecom industry familiar with the matter fear for the future of the industry if the concerns bordering…
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Tigo supports 2016 Ghana Journalist Awards
For the third year in a row, Telecom Brand of the Year, Tigo has contributed towards the Ghana Journalists Association Awards which comes off on August 27, 2016 at the Banquet Hall, State House. At a short ceremony at the International Press Centre in Accra, the Director for Corporate Affairs for Tigo, Gifty Bingley, presented…
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Parliament approves ICH regulations
Parliament has approved the regulations that cover the operations of an Interconnect Clearinghouse Services (ICH). The regulations known as the Electronic Communications (Interconnect Clearinghouse Services) Regulations, 2016 otherwise known as the LI 2234 is aimed at regulating the activities of the service providers who connect and route national and international traffic through an Interconnect Clearinghouse…
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NCA halts issuing of new mobile voice licenses
The Director General of the National Communications Authority, NCA, William Matthew Tevie has told Citi Business News that the authority will not grant any more licenses and authorisations for mobile voice operation in Ghana. According to him, the mobile telephony industry is moving away from cellular mobile voice to data services hence their decision to…
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NCA calls for regulations to protect Ghanaians in ICT expansion
As government prepares to roll out ICT expansion services in rural areas of the country, the National Communications Authority (NCA) has called for policies and regulations to guide the expansion of the project. Government recently indicated its plan to expand e-medicine, e-finance and e-education to rural areas through the internet to enhance development. Speaking at…
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Tigo appoints new Director for ‘Tigo Business’
Telecom company, Tigo, has appointed Stephen Essien as the new Director for its enterprise unit, Tigo Business. With over 16 years working experience in customer operations, Mr. Essien will be expected to drive the company’s quest to deliver an unmatched customer experience for its business clients who are signed onto the new and improved Tigo…
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NCA punishes three telcos for poor coverage
The regulator of Ghana’s telecom industry the National Communications Authority (NCA) has punished three telecom operators for providing poor quality services in the Ashanti Region in March , 2016. The NCA in its latest 3G Coverage Assessment of Cellular Mobile Services report in the Ashanti Region reveled that it has sanctioned Vodafone Tigo and Glo…