Tag: KelniGVG
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Telcos challenge Ursula’s claim of GHS1.5bn under-declared taxes
The Ghana Chamber of Communications has debunked the claim that the implementation of the Common Platform, has uncovered under declaration of taxes by mobile network operators. This follows claims by the Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful in Parliament, that government has made savings of GHc1.5 billion in under-declared taxes in the telecommunications sector since the…
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SIM box fraud syndicate busted in Tema, over $1.9m lost in revenue and taxes
A SIM Box syndicate operating at Community 11 in Tema in the Greater Accra Region was on Wednesday, February 19, 2020, busted in a combined operation by officials of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), KelniGVG and the Ghana Police Service. The team retrieved a total of 11 SIM Box equipment with…
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Bright Simons writes: Government deserves some flak for rising data & call rates
This week, some telecom operators came under consumer fire for sudden, unannounced, hikes in their data tariffs, prompting parliamentary intervention. At least one of the telcos involved has blamed the incidents on system glitches. As a longtime consumer rights activist, naturally my sympathies are with ordinary mobile subscribers who have had to endure the loss of value…
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Telcos request audit report on alleged tax under-declaration
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications is requesting an audit report that suggests that some telcos in the country under-declared taxes from 2015 to March 2017. The Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, while addressing the media announced that the implementation of the KelniGVG’s revenue assurance and traffic monitoring centre for Mobile Network Operators saved the country GH¢1.5…