Tag: telecoms
World Bank urges level playing field for Ethiopia newcomers
The World Bank has backed Ethiopia’s moves to open its telecoms market with $200 million of investments to support its digital economy, but warned...
Affordable mobile data: Ghana is sixth in Africa, 34th in the...
Mobile data cost in Ghana has been ranked the sixth lowest in Africa and 34th lowest in the world.
According to a survey conducted among...
National roaming in Ghana soon – Minister
The Ministry of Communications, through the National Communications Authority (NCA), is working with telecommunication companies in the country to roll out a national roaming...
The telecoms industry landscape is changing. What remains for traditional operators?
Gone are the days when national telecoms markets were primarily defined by former monopoly incumbent telcos together with a handful of mobile operators (MNOs)....
MTN SMP tag – Better Late Than Never
Do you know that per one of Ghana's own key indicators for declaring a significant market power (SMP) in the telecom industry, MTN should...
Was naming MTN SMP blackmail? – Part 2
This is the second and final part of the article that explains why MTN Ghana has become a monster sending shivers down the spine...
Was naming MTN SMP a blackmail? – Part 1
Let me begin by saying I completely support naming a telco a significant market power (SMP) provided there is ample evidence for that. What...
MTN Ghana reacts to being named SMP
MTN Ghana has, on the same day government named it as the significant market power, reacted to the news saying it has not received...
MTN Ghana named significant market power to correct imbalance in telecoms...
The Ministry of Communications (MoC) has declared MTN Ghana as a significant market power (SMP), and therefore asked the National Communications Authority (NCA) to...