Ghana Plans to Relax Telecom Licensing Rules to Lower Data Costs
- Ghana currently sells licenses that are spectrum-specific
- Move will allow operators to use existing licenses for data
Ghana gave operators free spectrum and reduced its communication service tax to 5% to bring down data prices amid coronavirus-related lockdowns.
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Ghana plans to broaden the scope of its telecommunications licenses so mobile operators can have more spectrum available for internet use, lowering data costs for consumers.
Ghana currently sells licenses that are spectrum-specific “and the technology is tied to the spectrum that you can use,” said Communications Minister-Designate Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, who took questions from lawmakers Monday as part of her reappointment process.