Category: TECHNOLOGY
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NCA to go ahead with ICH implementation following court ruling
The National Communications Authority (NCA) says it will go ahead with the implementation of the of the Interconnect Clearing House (ICH) following a court ruling on its implementation today. [contextly_sidebar id=”C5CmkvQIUZJ0v8UMQsMpftp54LFsTH3V”]A commercial high court in Accra this morning 13th May, 2015, declined to rule on an injunction application filed by the Member of Parliament for…
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20% tax on smart phones still operational despite its abolishment
Citi Business News has learnt government is failing to enforce the 2015 budget plan to scrap the 20% tax on the importation of smart phones into the country, five months after it was announced. [contextly_sidebar id=”BRo92CrDz7werRj8gMNpVHvCMLuSoSRf”]The Minister of Finance Seth Terkper confirmed in the 2015 budget, plans to remove the import duties as part of…
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Vodafone invests $700m to improve network quality
Vodafone Ghana says it has invested about 700 million dollars in the company’s systems and network to bring it to international standards in conformity to the dictates of the Vodafone group. This was disclosed at a media launch the Vodafone network campaign with the slogan “it’s never felt this good”. The Vodafone Network Campaign indicates…
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Cable theft still affecting us – Vodafone
Vodafone Ghana Limited has said the company is still plagued with cable cuts and thefts, and spends an average of GH¢ 1.8 million annually in fixing interruptions. [contextly_sidebar id=”myBQ7jOM0BIySEr70YEyI7fBwTJ8sd2V”]Underground cable thefts are usually carried out by persons who steal cables for copper, while cable cuts are caused by activities such as excavations during construction and…
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Xenophobic attacks:Nigeria youths ‘attack MTN office in Abuja’
MTN’s regional office in Abuja, Nigeria reportedly shut down its operations on Wednesday 22 April,2015 following attacks by irate youths presumably protesting over the on-going xenophobic attacks in South Africa. [contextly_sidebar id=”SuSiXf2XZU5ARKVFVPPdwlmdvNzK6v0J”]Quoting the Daily Sun newspaper, Naij.com said a group of more than 100 youths converged at the MTN premises carrying placards with different inscriptions.…
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Airtel appoints new Customer Experience Director
Airtel Ghana on Tuesday announced the appointment of Rosy Fynn as its new Customer Experience Director. Rosy Fynn brings with her a wealth of telecoms experience as well as excellent leadership and execution skills. Prior to Airtel Ghana, Rosy played a key role in Surfline’s successful commercial launch in 2014 where she was the Marketing…
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Tigo appoints Chief Technical and Information Officer
Tigo has appointed Ron Reddick as its new Chief Technical and Information Officer (CTIO). [contextly_sidebar id=”qY1W2yltkGN8nTDxTpf82lGnu9Gp7DGU”]Ron joins Tigo from Equitel, a startup that he was managing in Kenya. He was previously the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Cell C of South Africa, where he led the brand to re-launch and reposition as a 3G data…
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Tigo opens 46th Customer Experience Centre in Abeka Lapaz
Tigo Ghana has opened a new Customer Experience Centre in Abeka Lapaz, as part of the company’s ongoing nationwide retail expansion. The Centre will not only cater to the needs of customers within the primary catchment area of Abeka Lapaz, but also those from Achimota, Abelemkpe and surrounding areas. According to the Head of Customer…
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NCA rectifies telcos January market share blunder
The National Communications Authority (NCA) says it has rectified the January 2015 voice and data market share figures after it turned out the figures published were incorrect. [contextly_sidebar id=”KP3pkfOeJXbkpRnJ8xVcyQ1IsNHFerdH”]The figures which were published on the NCA’s website placed Glo ahead of the other networks in data subscription for the month of January. It also placed…
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Over 1 million data subscribers ditch other telcos for Glo
Glo’s recent shift in focus in providing more data promotions as well as free giveaways is what has accounted for its impressive performance in data subscription for January, 2015. [contextly_sidebar id=”Hjs0AEBnZQVLIJRy38p7aquJcj4TTuYL”]This is according to telecom analyst Fouad Chalabi. Recent statistics released from the regulator of the telecom industry, the National Communications Authority (NCA) showed Glo…