Blog | August 2013

A 20 Percent Tax on Mobile Phones: What is Ghana’s Parliament Thinking?

7 August 2013, by Francisco Grau

The mobile services industry is a modern day gold mine for the “Gold Coast” – according to the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, the mobile services sector has created over 1.5 million jobs in the country and the Ghana Statistical Service, the telecoms industry has been a key driver of economic growth, directly accounting for 7% of investments in Ghana, 10% of government income, and 2% of GDP.

And yet Ghana’s Parliament wants to kill this golden goose by raising prices 20% in a hunt for $50 million in government revenues. This is a good way to curtail the explosion in mobile penetration and the benefits it brings.

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Be careful what you wish for

7 August 2013, by Francisco Grau

Ghana (with MTN being the dominant player) was the cheapest country, offering a similar basket to Vodacom at 26% of the price.

The cheaper rates look great for Ghana and MTN Ghana, but what was not mentioned by MPs is that their regulator has imposed fines on all the Ghanaian operators for poor service levels.

Various quality standards were not met, including call setup rate, network congestion and dropped calls.

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459 Schools get ICT laboratories, Internet access

7 August 2013, by Francisco Grau

The government has provided 459 schools and institutions with fully furnished and equipped Information Communication Technology (ITC) laboratories and Internet access.

So far, 38 colleges of education, 37 national vocational training institutes, 26 technical institutes,10 youth leadership training centres and 249 senior secondary schools have benefited from the government's schools connectivity project.

Other beneficiaries are 25 junior high schools, 49 nursing colleges and 25 community development vocational institutes.

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Upwardly mobile

7 August 2013, by Francisco Grau

With Ghana’s oil find, its telecoms and ICT industry has been somewhat overshadowed in recent years. But it is a sector full of opportunities for both local and International firms says Airtel’s Philip Sowah.

Although mature, Ghana’s telecoms and ICT industry is “full of opportunities” says Airtel Ghana’s managing director Philip Sowah.

According to Mr Sowah, the sector is “buoyant”, with network operators increasingly looking at innovation to stay competitive.

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Statement: Communications Minister's address at ITU Regional Dev't Forum

7 August 2013, by Francisco Grau

To facilitate consensus building, the ITU is organizing, ahead of the meeting, the Regional Development Forum (RDF) as a platform for open dialogues, cooperation and partnerships among telecommunication/ICT policy makers, regulators, industry, academia, regional and international development agencies and organizations on specific regional ICT issues

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August 2013

A 20 Percent Tax on Mobile Phones: What is Ghana’s Parliament Thinking?

Be careful what you wish for

459 Schools get ICT laboratories, Internet access

Upwardly mobile

Statement: Communications Minister's address at ITU Regional Dev't Forum

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