Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications

Telecommunications companies in the country contributed more than GH¢9 billion in taxes and other payments for 2023, a 50 percent increase over the GH¢6 billion paid in 2022. These data are included in the Transparency Initiative Report – jointly released by the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications and Electronic Money Issuers Chamber of Ghana. Speaking at the report’s launch, Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, Chief Executive Officer-Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, said: “If you put together all the taxes we paid to government and other remittances made to its agencies in 2023, the total is GH₵9.8 billion. It’s worth knowing that this contribution forms…

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has expressed concern over the surge in fibre cuts in the country, which have been causing significant damage to the nation’s telecommunications infrastructure and impacting customers’ network experience. According to the Chamber, there were 5,133 fibre cuts across Ghana in the first half of 2024, resulting in a cost of GH¢118 million to repair these damages. The Chamber believes that these funds could have been better utilised to expand and enhance existing services. The Chamber is launching a “Save Our Fibre” campaign to stop the fibre cuts and is engaging with various stakeholders to curb…