Tag: SMP
Elephant in the room: Telecom industry collapsing under this NCA? –...
In Part 1 of this article, the point was made that for NCA to seek to explain what SMP is not meant to do,...
Elephant in the room: Telecom industry collapsing under this NCA? –...
On June 20, 2023, out of the blue, Ghana's telecoms industry regulator, the National Communications Authority (NCA) made a post on its official Twitter...
MTN Ghana denied over GHS86 million interconnect fees due to SMP...
Between October 2020 and December 2022, MTN Ghana was denied GHS86.6 million in interconnect fees due to its significant market power (SMP) status.
This...
Declaration of MTN as SMP: Other telcos save GHS86.6 million –...
The declaration of MTN Ghana as a Significant Market Power (SMP) in the country’s telecommunications sector has resulted in an asymmetric savings of GHC86.6 million for...
NCA accuses MTN of violating SMP rules
The National Communications Authority (NCA), has accused MTN Ghana of violating rules regarding its status as a significant market power (SMP) by launching its...
MTN still rising in spite of SMP constraints, as others still...
Various telecoms industry data, including subscriber base figures from the National Communications Authority (NCA) itself shows that in spite of the regulatory measures to...
MTN suspends Data Zone bundle due to SMP status
MTN Ghana says it has suspended its MTN Data Zone bundle effective April 05, 2023 in obedience to the directive of the National Communications...
MTN to increase data prices November 14
The biggest telecom operator in the country, MTN Ghana has announced that beginning November 14, 2022 the prices of all its data bundles will...
MTN curtails “Free After 1” promo due to SMP regulatory directive
MTN Ghana has been forced to curtail the benefits of its 25th Anniversary “Free After 1” promotion due to a directive from the National...
Elephant in the Room: Is MTN Ghana outgrowing regulation?
I don't even know how to start this write up - whether from the angle of MTN becoming a platform player in the face...