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[telecommunications — телекоммуникация — telekommunikation]
republic of ghana
Population 23 million. Industries: mining, lumbering, light manufacturing, aluminum smelting, food processing, cement, small commercial ship building.
Poor to fair telephone system; Internet accessible; many rural communities not yet connected; expansion of services is underway. Primarily microwave radio relay; wireless local loop has been installed. Country code - 233; satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean); microwave radio relay link to Panaftel system connects Ghana to its neighbors; fiber optic submarine cable (SAT-3/WASC) provides connectivity to Europe and Asia.
65 telco news articles related to ghana
22.07.2008 – Globacom predicts two million subscribers in first year
21.07.2008 – Parliament delays GT sale for at least a month
18.07.2008 – Opposition delivers petition over GT sale
04.07.2008 – Celtel commercial services to arrive this year
04.07.2008 – Vodafone seals deal to buy Ghana Telecom
27.06.2008 – Vodafone tipped to take 66.7% stake in GT
26.06.2008 – Warid lodges objection to Glo Mobile licence award
26.06.2008 – Government dithers on GT privatisation issue
23.06.2008 – Glo Mobile pays USD50.1m for sixth licence
16.06.2008 – Glo Mobile wins sixth mobile licence
20.05.2008 – GT to expand services to North West
16.05.2008 – FonTV fun for Ghana
13.05.2008 – Vodafone in talks for Ghana stake
13.05.2008 – WESTEL to re-brand as Zain, launch 3G
23.04.2008 – NCA says MNP on the way
22.04.2008 – NCA forges on with sixth mobile licence
11.04.2008 – Hutch sells Kasapa
07.04.2008 – NCA to issue sixth mobile concession
02.04.2008 – GT inks deal for USD200m bond facility
17.03.2008 – GT to offer IPTV service from April
25.02.2008 – Ghana’s mobile base tops seven million-mark
21.02.2008 – Minister refutes rumours of GT sale suspension
20.02.2008 – GT sale suspended due to low bids
24.01.2008 – Government’s airtime tax to become ad valorem tax
23.01.2008 – Allterra, Volta River Authority begin BPL tests
08.01.2008 – Vodacom to up bid for GT
03.01.2008 – Government rejects PT’s Ghana Telecom bid
18.12.2007 – GT issues USD200 million bond
18.12.2007 – Celtel takes formal control of WESTEL
10.12.2007 – Tigo wins debt financing to fund network expansion
07.12.2007 – Cellcos unite to say no to airtime tax
27.11.2007 – FT wins GT stake
19.11.2007 – State plans pay-as-you-go airtime tax
15.11.2007 – SingTel keen to bid for Ghana Telecom stake
23.10.2007 – Zain acquires WESTEL stake for USD120m
15.10.2007 – NCA raps MTN, OneTouch for poor service quality
15.10.2007 – SingTel interested in GT stake
25.09.2007 – SFO accuses Scancom of massive GHC8 trillion fraud
21.09.2007 – Regulator enforces mobile pre-paid registration rules
21.09.2007 – MTN to pour USD387m into improving its Ghana unit
01.08.2007 – Celtel offers government USD150m for WESTEL stake
18.07.2007 – GT rolls out broadband to Tamale
17.07.2007 – New Electronic Transaction Bill ready for parliament
22.06.2007 – NCA to get tough with failing telecoms providers
18.06.2007 – MTN to rebrand Spacefon Areeba – soon
16.05.2007 – GT-OneTouch offers pre-paid international roaming
02.05.2007 – Kasapa looks to set the record straight
26.04.2007 – Afritel hints at Ghana launch
24.04.2007 – Telekom Malaysia to bow out of GT
16.04.2007 – Government confirms sale of WESTEL shares
20.03.2007 – Kinz Telecom claims WESTEL Prize
13.03.2007 – WESTEL privatisation enters home stretch
28.02.2007 – Africaonline to retain its name
07.12.2006 – GT installs interim board to replace Telenor
05.12.2006 – OneTouch brings mobile data to the masses
08.11.2006 – Government puts WESTEL up for sale
06.11.2006 – GT-OneTouch introduces GPRS/MMS services
02.11.2006 – WESTEL receives mobile licence
17.10.2006 – Celtel evaluating plans to build mobile network
29.09.2006 – Government claims 20% teledensity reached
25.09.2006 – Tigo sees 90% population coverage by 2007
30.08.2006 – Kasapa Telecom launches new service
29.08.2006 – Ghana to get pre-mobile WiMAX
24.08.2006 – Telecom to roll out broadband in 2006
14.08.2006 – Government approves Ghana Telecom privatisation
