Tag: Vodafone
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4G license to improve digitisation agenda – Vodafone
Vodafone Ghana has officially reached an agreement with the National Communications Authority (NCA) for the purchase of one slot of the 2×5MHz frequency spectrum in the 800MHz band for mobile services. The slot, purchased at the cost of US$30million, was awarded to Vodafone following successful financial negotiations with the NCA, in line with the Authority’s…
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Vodafone secures 4G spectrum
Vodafone has won one of the 2×5 MHz frequency spectrum block in the 800 MHz Band frequency spectrum block for mobile services. By this, Vodafone should be providing 4G services for its clients soon. A statement from the NCA to Citi Business News confirmed the acquisition. “The National Communications Authority (NCA) announces for the information…
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Telcos increase tariffs over new NHIL, GETFund levies
Consumers are to pay more for telecom services starting November 1, 2018. It follows a decision by telecommunication companies, AirtelTigo, MTN and Vodafone to adjust their tariffs. The review of the tariffs was announced in a statement issued by the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications. The Chamber says the upward adjustment of charges follows the implementation…
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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…
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Glo serves only a third of expected coverage area
It has emerged that telecoms company, Glo, covers only a third of the total number of districts it is to cover in terms of its 3G coverage obligations. This is the conclusion of a first quarter Quality of Service Monitoring conducted by the National Communications Authority (NCA). The company is therefore expected to improve upon…
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Telcos not taking over banks with interoperability
Telecom industry players have insisted they are not taking the place of banks even with the launch of the mobile money interoperability. The telecom operators however believe the new system should help reduce the number of people not captured within the banking population. The comment also comes three days to the official launch of the…
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Vodafone confident of network systems despite NCA’s rules
Vodafone Ghana has assured that it has met all regulatory requirements that have been set by the National Communications Authority (NCA) to enhance consumer satisfaction. The assurance comes after the NCA had given all telcos in the country up till the end of February 2018 to conform to industry standards such as accurate billing of…
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Vodafone to bid for 4G license if price drops
Telecommunications Company, Vodafone Ghana has disclosed to Citi Business News it may not to put in a bid for the second 4G spectrum, if it is auctioned at the same price it was auctioned for in 2015. The Minister for Communications, Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful last week announced that government will auction the second 4G spectrum in…
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Mobile money attacks: Vendors appeal for protection
The increasing number of armed robbery attacks on mobile money merchants has reached an alarming rate, calling for new security measures to curb the canker. The latest victim is a 31-year old Mobile Money operator who was shot dead by some unknown assailants in the Afigya Kwabre District of the Ashanti Region. Current figure show…
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NCA not likely to reduce cost of 4G license
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has told Citi Business News it is open for negotiations with prospective buyers of the second 4G spectrum license. The CEO of the NCA, Joe Anokye explains that the outfit will abide by best practices in the sale of the license. Telecommunication companies have complained about the high cost of…