Following the decision by the Communication Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, on introduction of an app to aid in the registration of SIM cards at a charge of GH₵5 per registration, Director, Africa Digital Economy Forum (ADEF), Derek Laryea, has said that the charge is not fair on consumers.
According to him,...
Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Money Limited, Eli Hini, has said that the introduction of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy) is impacting the mobile money industry negatively, as evidenced by change in consumer behaviour.
Since the operationalisation of the levy in May, 2022, there have been public outcry against the...
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Service revenue hits GH¢4.7bn
Revenue of the mobile money (MoMo) arm of telecommunication market leader – MTN – reached GH¢899million, a 9 percent growth on a year-on-year growth in the first half of the year, its unaudited interim report has shown.
The figure, however, pales in comparison to the 50.9...
Telecel Group confirms that it has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Vodafone to acquire a 70 percent stake in Vodafone Ghana. The agreement is currently pending regulatory approval.
Telecel Group and Vodafone have been in touch with Ghana’s Ministry for Communications, Bank of Ghana, and the National...
Last week, news broke about Vodafone Group’s intention to exit Ghana’s telecom market to enable the service provider to re-focus on its key markets. According to the report, the British telecommunication giant has agreed to offload 70 percent of its stake in Ghana’s operation to Africa-focused telecom company, Telecel Group,...
MTN Ghana is urging its customers to register their SIM cards through the various community points by the deadline of 31st July 2022 to stay connected on Ghana’s best network. With over 6,700 registration points across the country, MTN is asking customers to locate registration points in their communities...
The Ministry of Communication and Digitalisation (MoCD) will engage and consult key stakeholders and all telecommunication companies to determine whether to extend the recent SIM card registration exercise or not, Sector Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has disclosed.
Barely 48 hours to the second deadline, which was prolonged to Sunday, July 31,...
Leading research and public policy think tank, CUTS International, Accra, is urging the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation to extend the mobile SIM Card registration deadline to the end of the year as the majority of Ghanaians have logistical challenges in obtaining NIA cards and using the same to...