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Dr. Abed Bandim, the Member of\u00a0Parliament\u00a0for Bunkpurugu, has given clear evidence of the overall decline in all aspects of the telecom industry in Ghana.<\/p>\n
When he took his turn on the floor of P
parliament last week, Dr Bandim explained that the number of mobile network operators and exclusive broadband wireless operators have declined by half since the Akufo-Addo\/Bawumia administration took office in 2017.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr Speaker, under President John Mahama who they [NPP] called incompetent, he handed over six mobile network telecom operators.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the avoidance of doubt, there was Expresso in operation, we had MTN operating, we had Vodafone operating, we had a network call Glo operating, we have TiGo operating and we have Airtel operating- six of them under John Dramani Mahama.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, Mr. Speaker I can report to you that they have collapsed the telcos. It\u2019s only left with three telecoms. Even with the three, one is limping because Airtel couldn\u2019t operate, TiGo, couldn\u2019t operate and they have forced a merger. The Minister should come and give this House a briefing. The Minister has failed to appear before us and brief us about the merger of AirtelTiGo. As we speak, we don\u2019t know how much government spent to ensure that AirtelTiGo is in operation,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
Dr Bandim also spoke about the troubles with Vodafone, a company in which the Ghanaian government have 30 percent shares.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Speaker, I can also report that Vodafone is limping. They [the Akufo-Addo\/Bawumia administration] have offered Vodafone to Telecel.<\/p>\n
\u201cTelecel is making losses in countries such as Chad, Gibraltar, DR Congo and Gabon where they are operating. It is therefore shocking that Vodafone should be sold to them.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn 2008 when the Kufuor administration was selling Ghana Telecom to Vodafone, the issue of profitability and efficiency dominated public discourse.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the time, Vodafone, Telkom South Africa and other worthy competitors operating profitably lobbied stakeholders openly about their offer. Sadly, today, the Akufo-Addo\/Bawumia administration is selling Ghana\u2019s remaining 30 percent shares in Vodafone in secret \u2013 without public debate,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
On the issue of broadband wireless application, Dr Bandim had this to say:<\/p>\n
\u201cIn 2015\/2016, we had also six broadband wireless application companies. For the avoidance of doubt, we had Broadband Home, we had Surfline. Surfline operated in Tema and Accra. Today you don\u2019t hear about Surfline. There was a broadband wireless application called Goldkey, they have gone under. We had a broadband company called Busy Internet, they have also gone under.
Comsys, they have gone under.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, presented the 2024 budget to parliament on November 15, 2023.<\/p>\n
MA\/AE<\/p>\n
Source:\u00a0<\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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