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Ghana is expected to
\nhit 95 per cent of mobile telephone connectivity by next year, 2020, Mr Vincent
\nSowah Odotei, Deputy Minister of Communications announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

He explained in Parliament that, the
\nMinistry of Communications, through the Ghana Investment Fund for
\nCommunications (GIFEC) is in the process of procuring \u201cappropriate and cost
\neffective\u201d technologies under its Rural Telephony Project, to provide the
\nneeded connectivity to all unserved and underserved communities in Ghana.<\/p>\n

The Deputy Minister\u2019s assurance comes at the
\nback of a question from Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, MP for North Tongu, on
\nbehalf of Mr Geoffrey Kini, MP for Nkwanta South, who wanted to know when some
\ncommunities in the Nkwanta South Municipality would be provided with mobile
\nnetwork connectivity.<\/p>\n

The communities include Salifu, Bontibor,
\nKue, Pusupu, Abubruwa and B-Zongo.<\/p>\n

Mr Odotei told the House that a drive test
\ncarried out in the Nkwanta South Municipality to assess mobile network
\nconnectivity for all the communities in the municipality revealed that network
\nconnectivity was available to some communities as Portipor, Nyambong and Alege
\nAkura within the municipality.<\/p>\n

However, those without connectivity would be
\nserved during the procurement exercise the Ministry was carrying out jointly
\nwith the GIFEC.<\/p>\n

Source: GNA<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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