The three main telecommunications networks in Ghana have dedicated to investing roughly $150 million collectively by the top of the 12 months to enhance the standard of their providers.
This was disclosed by the Minister for Communications, Digital Know-how and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, throughout a press briefing on Tuesday, tenth June 2025.
In his handle, the Minister acknowledged vital challenges within the sector, accusing the earlier Akufo-Addo administration of mismanagement over the previous eight years.
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He famous that in depth efforts are underway to make sure a major enchancment in service high quality and buyer expertise.
He emphasised that following in depth stakeholder engagements, all operators have been directed to make important investments to enhance their providers or face sanctions.
We’d like intense competitors within the sector, however it have to be wholesome and sustainable. I’m dedicated to value-added knowledge bundle choices and, most significantly, these coverage actions will culminate in worth reductions within the medium to long run.
Nonetheless, restoration from eight years of mismanagement can’t be accomplished in 4 months. To this finish, I’ve mandated that every one operators make important investments of their networks to enhance high quality over the following quarter, from July to September.
Subsequently, the regulator – the Nationwide Communications Authority (NCA) – will start a rigorous high quality of service evaluation within the last quarter of the 12 months, from October to December, throughout which defaulting operators shall be sanctioned.
He added:
I might additionally prefer to commend the CEOs of the three telcos for his or her dedication to collectively make investments roughly $150 million of their networks between now and the top of the 12 months to boost service high quality, both by way of the acquisition of spectrum or the introduction or acquisition of recent transmitters and gear.
In the meantime, Mr Nartey George additional introduced imminent will increase in knowledge bundles throughout the three main telecommunications networks within the nation, efficient 1st July, as follows:
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Airtel Ghana
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A ten% enhance in all current knowledge bundles.
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The GH₵400 bundle, which presently presents 195GB of information, will now present 236GB.
Ghana Telecommunications Firm Restricted (Telecel)
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A ten% enhance in all knowledge bundles.
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The GH₵400 bundle, which presently presents 90GB, will enhance to 250GB from 1st July.
Scancom Ghana Restricted (MTN)
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A 15% enhance in all current knowledge bundles.
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The reinstatement of the GH₵399 bundle — beforehand changed by a GH₵350 bundle providing 92.88GB — which is able to now supply 214GB for GH₵399.
