Tag: fibre cuts
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MTN to sue road contractors for fibre cuts
Management of Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN) has hinted of legal suits against private developers and road contractors who persistently cause damage to their fibre optic cables. This, according to the company, has become necessary after several engagements with the Association of Road Contractors, the Ghana High Authority, the Urban Roads Department and others to find…
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Road contractors to pay for destroyed fibre optic cables – Min. of Communications
The Ministry of Communications has warned that road contractors that destroy telecommunication infrastructure in their line of work will be made to face the full rigours of the law. MTN last month, for example, indicated that it had so far recorded 1,684 fibre optic cuts in 2021, higher than the 1,605 fibre optic cable cuts…
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Ken Ashigbey hopeful of approval of Cyber Security Bill to check fibre cuts
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Ken Ashigbey, has asked President Nana Akufo-Addo to assent the Cyber Security Bill which will give the telecoms industry the authority to sanction persons or groups who damage telecommunication infrastructure. According to him, this will help address the issue of fibre cuts which end up…
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2.3 million Vodafone Ghana customers affected by fibre cuts this year – CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of Vodafone Ghana, Patricia Obo-Nai, has bemoaned the continuous destruction and theft of fibre and copper cables by construction companies and private citizens, which has affected 2.3 million of its customers so far this year. She expressed her frustration during the launch of Vodafone’s Fibre Infrastructure roll-out campaign. According to data…
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Protect our infrastructure for better services – Telecoms Chamber appeals to consumers
Ghanaians have been urged to desist from actions that lead to the destruction of telecommunication infrastructure across the country, as the Telecoms sector strives to provide uninterrupted communication and financial services. The general public has been advised to increasingly depend on digital solutions, while observe social distancing, by limiting the use of physical cash among…
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Telcos record more than 2,000 fibre cuts in first half of 2019
The Mobile Industry experienced over 2,000 incidents of fibre cuts, and 600 incidents of theft at base stations affecting over 18 million subscribers within the first half of this year alone, data released from the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has shown. The mobile industry group observed that the prevalence of fibre cuts, cable/fuel/battery thefts, and…
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MTN to sue contractors for fibre cuts
Management of Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN) has hinted of a legal suit against private developers and road contractors who persistently cause damage to their fibre optic cables. This, according to the company, has become necessary after several engagements with the Association of Road Contractors, the Ghana High Authority, the Urban Roads Department and others…
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MTN Ghana decries rampant fibre cuts
MTN Ghana says it is ready to play its part in bringing an end to the damaging phenomena of fibre cuts in the telecommunication industry. “On the issue of fibre cuts, we have seen an increase in the country and about 80 percent of the cuts are due to road construction works. The drastic rise…
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Fibre cuts major cause of poor telecom services
Fibre optic cables have aided the connection of platforms for improved service delivery by telecom operators. However the challenge of dealing with their regular destruction, has left most telecom operators desperate. The phenomenon not only drains resources but creates a gloomy picture for improved services. Citi Business News has been engaging industry players and they…