Tag: Mobile Network Operators
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MTN Ghana’s shareholders to get dividend of 4 pesewas per share
MTN Ghana is set to pay out a dividend of 4 pesewas per share to shareholders following its strong 2019 financial performance. The company last week released its financials where it declared a profit after tax of GH¢1 billion representing more than 33.5 percent the figure it recorded in 2018. A press release issued by…
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Mobile voice subscription rises above 41 million due to multiple SIM use – NCA
The total number of mobile voice subscriptions in the country for the month of January 2020, has gone beyond 41 million, the telecoms regulator has revealed. The National Communications Authority (NCA) in its latest industry information said the four mobile network operators account for about 41.4 million subscriptions. This figure represents over 133 percent penetration…
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Consumers angry as cost of internet shoots up after NCA directive
Customers of mobile telecommunication companies are beginning to feel the pain of the increase in the cost of the internet packages after the implementation of a host of directives from the regulator, the National Communications Authority (NCA). The regulator last month had directed the telcos to stop charging consumers upfront the nine percent Communication Service…
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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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![[Article] Telecom service providers are not cheating anyone](https://citibusinessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/communications-mast.jpg)
[Article] Telecom service providers are not cheating anyone
Telecom service providers provide an essential service so important that they are put in development markers. They bear the cost of running, deploying and creating their own infrastructure, even when it benefits the whole community. They lay fiber-optic cables, they extend wireless services, they allow for anyone who can afford it to get connected to…