{"id":757483,"date":"2019-12-03T20:28:21","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T20:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/03\/ghanas-parliament-summons-telecos-to-appear-before-it-tomorrow-over-high-cost-of-data-bundles\/"},"modified":"2019-12-03T20:28:21","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T20:28:21","slug":"ghanas-parliament-summons-telecos-to-appear-before-it-tomorrow-over-high-cost-of-data-bundles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/03\/ghanas-parliament-summons-telecos-to-appear-before-it-tomorrow-over-high-cost-of-data-bundles\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana&#8217;s Parliament Summons Telecos To Appear Before It Tomorrow Over High Cost Of Data Bundles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p>\n<p>The Parliament of Ghana has summoned the various telecommunication operators in the country to appear before it tomorrow to explain their outrageous data charges following huge public outcry.<\/p>\n<p>Customers of the various networks especially MTN have protested vehemently about the ridiculous charges applied to their data bundles. <\/p>\n<h4>READ ALSO: \u2018We Are Going To Reduce Data Bundle Prices Soon\u2019 \u2013 MTN To Customers<\/h4>\n<p>MTN Ghana recently rolled out some new data plans with no expiration but it correlated with a massive slash on data packages.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, \u00a23 daily data bundle which offers 500mb was slashed to 127mb at the same amount and the same applies to all other data packages.<\/p>\n<p>MTN subsequently apologized following disgruntlement aimed at them. Their message reads:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dear Valued Customer,<\/strong><br \/><strong>MTN has experienced some challenges on some of our channels post-implementation of the adjustment of prices and our new data bundles.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We are working around the clocks to resolve the issues as soon as possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p>\n<h4>READ ALSO: \u2018Now Our Data Bundles Do Not Expire\u2019 \u2013 MTN Tells Customers<\/h4>\n<p>It seems that\u2019s not enough as the country\u2019s lawmakers want a tangible explanation. This information was first broken by Sadick Adams aka Sports Obama on Facebook.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/received_765858263877716.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98994\"  \/><\/figure>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE: <strong>www.Ghgossip.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript'>function loadLFCComments() {(function(d, s, id) {\n                        var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n                        if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n                        js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n                        js.src = \"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.6&appId=1009694476028322\";\n                        fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n                    }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n                    }window.onscroll = function () {\n                        var rect = document.getElementById('lfc_comments').getBoundingClientRect();\n                        if (rect.top < window.innerHeight) {\n                            var lfc_div = document.getElementById('lfc_comments');\n                            lfc_div.innerHTML = '\n\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"fb-comments\" data-width=\"100%\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.ghgossip.com\/ghanas-parliament-summons-telecos-to-appear-before-it-tomorrow-to-explain-high-cost-of-data-bundles-after-public-outcry\/\" data-numposts=\"10\" data-colorscheme=\"light\" data-order-by=\"social\"><\/div>\n<p>';\n                            loadLFCComments();\n                            window.onscroll = null;\n                        } \n                    }<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Parliament of Ghana has summoned the various telecommunication operators in the country to appear before it tomorrow to explain their outrageous data charges following huge public outcry. 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