The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has pledged to address issues concerning data affordability and sustainability in the year 2022.
According to the Chamber, there needs to be a broad consultation on how much data consumption can be balanced with the right investments so that consumers do not have to be on the losing end.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Dr. Ken Ashigbey, in making projections for the year 2022, urged all stakeholders in the industry to come together to address this issue in the coming months.
“There’s the whole conversation on the affordability of telecommunication services and the issue of sustainability. COVID has taught us that the consumption of data has really gone up but to be able to match that demand that we have, requires a lot of investment. So you need to do a good match between the affordability and the investments that are required for a sustainable industry.”
“To be able to do this, it needs a good balance and contribution from all stakeholders; the need for proper pricing of spectrum, and the need for policies like technology mutuality in such a way that the spectrum that all the MNOs have, they can use that to deliver the best service that we require,” he added.
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