Tag: Ministry of Communications
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Government of Ghana concludes process to take over AirtelTigo
The Government of Ghana and the parent companies of AirtelTigo, Bharti Airtel Ghana Holdings B.V. and MIC Africa B.V have concluded negotiations and signed an agreement to transfer the shares of the company to the Ghana Government following the announcement of the company’s departure from the Ghanaian market last year. This agreement transfers all customers,…
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Ghana’s business environment safe despite threat of cybercrime – Deputy Minister
Foreign and local investors in Ghana have been assured of a safe business environment despite an increase in cyber-crime cases in the country. Currently, a total of 11,545 reports have been made through the Cybercrime/Cyber security Incident Reporting Points of Contact between January and August 2020. But government says it has put in place measures…
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Chamber of Commerce and Industry lauds ‘Talk Tax’ reduction
The Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry has lauded government for its decision to reduce the Communication Service Tax, also known as ‘Talk Tax’ from 9 to five percent. As part of efforts to mitigate the economic impact of Covid-19 on individual consumers and businesses, government announced the reduction in the Mid-year budget to…
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Breaking MTN’s dominance: CUTS Ghana urges Gov’t to tread cautiously
A Research and Public Policy think tank, CUTS Ghana, has called on the Ministry of Communications and the National Communications Authority, NCA, to ensure that measures taken to enforce the provisions of the Electronic Communications (EC) Act 2008 and the National Telecommunications Policy in addressing disparities in market and revenue share in the telecom sector,…
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Gov’t initiates moves to break MTN’s dominance in telecoms sector
The National Communications Authority is set to begin the implementation of specific measures within the telecommunications industry to provide a level-playing field for all network operators and break the dominance of MTN Ghana in the telecommunications sector. This is according to the Ministry of Communications. Government says the growing control of MTN “has impacted negatively…
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Communications Ministry urges funding for cyber-security in 2020 budget
Ahead of the presentation of the 2020 budget on November 14, 2019, the Minister of Communications Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has called for a comprehensive statement in the budget about how government intends to fund cyber-security in Ghana. Latest figures from the Cyber-Crime Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service has shown that…
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Telcos still charging consumers CST upfront on recharge despite Minister’s directive
Consumers of mobile telecommunications services are still being charged the 9 percent communication service tax upfront on recharges, more than a week after the Ministry of Communication demanded a halt to the practice. The Minister of Communications Ursula Owusu-Ekuful last week told a press conference the telcos are being disingenuous in their handling of the…
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Gov’t to establish registry for all mobile phones — Ursula Owusu-Ekuful
All users of mobile phones in the country will soon be required to register their handsets with a central database to be established by the Ministry of Communication. This, according to the Minister of Communication Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, will among other things, reduce the influx of stolen, counterfeit and substandard mobile phones into the country. Mrs.…
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If you want to remain in business, abide by our laws — Ursula Owusu-Ekuful tells telcos
The Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful says mobile telecommunications companies that want to continue operating in Ghana must be ready to comply with the country’s loss or be ready to face sanctions. The Minister was speaking in relation to the implementation of the newly adjusted communications service tax (CST) which has left the telcos in a…
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Illegal couriers to persist over vacancy at Regulatory Commission
Attempts by the Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission to clamp down on illegal courier service providers have been temporarily halted as the Commission has been left without an Executive Secretary for about three months now. Citi Business News understands that the former Executive Secretary, Mr. Isaac Annan Riverson who has been at that position…