Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications

Telecom Industry Contributes Over GH¢9 Billion In Taxes

Telecom Industry Contributes Over GH¢9 Billion In Taxes

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…
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Telecom Chamber Sounds Alarm Over Rising Fibre Cuts, Costing GH¢118m In Repairs

Telecom Chamber Sounds Alarm Over Rising Fibre Cuts, Costing GH¢118m In Repairs

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…
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Telcos Chamber Hints Of A Likely Increment In Tariffs

Telcos Chamber Hints Of A Likely Increment In Tariffs

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications says its industry members may have to increase their tariffs due to the present high cost of doing business in the country. Speaking to the media, the Chief Executive officer of the Chamber, Eng. Dr Kenneth Ashigbey justified the anticipated tariff increment by arguing that many sectors have already taken the lead in adjusting their prices upwards. “If you consider the fact that the cost of doing business has gone up, even the water producers association have met to increase the price of water etc, so naturally what is going to happen is that the…
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Telcos Ready To Begin Deactivating Unregistered SIMs – Chamber Of Telecommunications

Telcos Ready To Begin Deactivating Unregistered SIMs – Chamber Of Telecommunications

The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has cautioned that its members are ready to deactivate all SIM cards yet to be registered by November 30, 2022. In a statement, it said its members, AirtelTigo, MTN and Vodafone, have begun complying with the recent directive from the Ministry of Communications and Digitalization. On November 11, 2022, the Ministry announced that unregistered SIMs would be blocked, among others. The government had previous deadlines of September 30 and October 31. In October, the government provided a grace period for persons who had started but not completed the process to re-register their SIM cards. The…
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E-Levy Is Slowing Government’s Digital Agenda – Telecoms Chamber Warns

E-Levy Is Slowing Government’s Digital Agenda – Telecoms Chamber Warns

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Ken Ashigbey, has disclosed that the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) is slowing government’s own digital agenda, per data available to the chamber. According to him, if this trend continues, it could derail government’s revenue target from the telecom sector, for this year. Speaking at the Bank of Ghana’s Regulatory Sandbox Engagement Forum, Mr. Ashigbey urged players in the financial sector to help the government with innovative solutions geared towards generating revenue to the State. “Truth be told, if you look at the data E-Levy currently the way it is situated is…
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