Category: TECHNOLOGY
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MTN denies scratch card price increment
Telecom giant MTN has denied increasing the wholesale price of its scratch cards. Retailers of MTN scratch cards on 5th January, 2015 began increasing the retail price of the cards. According to them the move followed the increase of the wholesale price of the cards by the telecom giant. Some vendors told Citi Business News…
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10 Biggest corporate movements in 2014: Part 1
Corporate Ghana every year witnesses some interesting movements be it resignations, dismissals or what have you. These movements usually make or break the companies or institutions. In 2013 for example the banking industry witnessed the appointment of four women as bank managers of four banks in the country. The move solidified Ghana’s slow but growing…
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MTN leads data pack
Telecom giant, MTN led the pack of telcos in gaining data subscribers in the month of October. MTN made about 135,000 new subscribers shooting its base by about 1.7%. This shot up its market share marginally to 51% representing a little below 8million subscribers. This is contained in the market share report from the National…
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Vodafone holds on to recovery drive
Vodafone in the month of October maintained its recovery drive beating competition to emerge as the fastest growing telco in terms of subscribers in Ghana. It gained about 260,000 new subscribers, the highest in the month. This is contained in the market share report from the National Communications Authority (NCA) for the month of October…
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Service providers reject interconnect clearing house
The Ghana Internet Services Providers Association (GISPA), the Ghana Telecommunications Chamber and the Wireless Application Services Providers of Ghana (WASPAG), have petitioned parliament over the National Communications Authority (NCA)’s move to implement the interconnect clearing house next year. The interconnect clearing house is expected to provide a common, independent mechanism for the billing and settlement…
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NCA denies increase in communication tariffs
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has denied reports that telecommunication tariffs in Ghana will be increased next year. The response from the regulator follows reports that the interconnect charges between telcos would go up BY about 50% from January 2015. The Interconnection Rate is the charge which one telecommunications operator charges the other for terminating…
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Huawei targets Africa amid cold US reception
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei isn’t wasting time trying to convince American consumers to switch to its devices as the company shifts its focus to Africa. The company has been under pressure in both the US and Australia over accusations that its devices are specifically engineered with digital back doors to allow entry to Chinese hackers.…
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NCA must review rates on international calls-Telcos
Telecom Companies want the National Communications Authority (NCA) to review rates on international calls if the fight against sim box fraud is to be won. According to the telecom operators the 19 cents per minute charge on calls into the country is only serving as an incentive for the fraudsters who engage in the illegal…
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Surfline to expand operations next year
Ghana’s first 4G LTE network , Surfline is expected to announce the expansion of its operations to other parts of the country by the end of the first quarter of 2015. The more than four month old company is operating only in Accra and Tema. The expansion move is part of demands by the regulator,…
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Gbevlo Lartey appointed CEO of Expresso
Citi Business News has learnt former National Security Coordinator, Colonel Larry Gbevlo-Lartey (retired) has been appointed as the acting CEO of Expresso. The former national security coordinator was given the nod after majority shareholders of Expresso, Sudatel gave him the power of attorney to run the telecommunications company. Sources familiar with the matter tell Citi…