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Ghana plans unified telecom licensing regime to help reduce internet cost

Tuesday 16 February 2021 | 12:52 CET | News
Ghana says it will bring in a unified licence regime to bring down the cost of internet for operators and consequently consumers, MyJoyonline reported. This is part of the government's aim to make data accessible to consumers at a cheaper price. Minister-designate for Communication and Digitisation Ursula Owusu Ekuful said the new licensing regime would let telecom operators to acquire one set of licences for both voice and data operations.

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