The newly appointed Director-General of the National Communications Authority (NCA) Rev. Ing. Edmund Yirenkyi Fianko, has assured the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications of enhanced collaboration to drive industry growth. In a meeting with the Chamber’s leadership, the NCA boss emphasized strengthening regulatory engagement, improving policy implementation, and fostering a more cooperative relationship with telecommunications industry.
According to him, growth in Ghana’s telecommunications industry can be achieved if all stakeholders including regulators, policy makers, companies and customers, collaborate effectively.
The leadership of the Chamber welcomed the commitment, expressing optimism about greater industry-government synergy to address sector challenges and enhance digital transformation efforts.
He made the remarks during a courtesy call on him and his leadership team at the NCA Tower in Accra on Wednesday February 19th, 2025, by a high-powered delegation from the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, led by its Chairperson and CEO of Telecel Ghana, Ing. Patricia Obo-Nai.
Key Matters Discussed
The meeting, between the two teams, focused on strengthening collaboration with the NCA to support the Authority in achieving its goals. Other issued discussed include the following;
- Protection of telecommunications infrastructure across the country
- Ending the incessant destruction of fiber optic cables
- Review of the cost of power to industry members
- Review of the numerous taxes and fees affecting the growth of the industry
- Collaboration to enhance advocacy on key matters
- Honoring payment obligations to support the NCA
- Stakeholder collaboration to address growth-hindering constraints for Ghana’s telecommunication industry and the digital ecosystem as a whole
- Actions to increase investments into the industry
Industry Optic Fibre Minimum Specifications and Standards Manual
The leadership of the Chamber, went on to present a copy of its Telecommunications Industry Optic Fibre Minimum Specifications and Standards Manual which sets out the minimum industry specification and standards for the deployment of fibre optic cables in Ghana. The self-regulatory document was developed by benchmarking industry standards from Europe, Egypt and countries with successful fibre deployment systems and the experience of the Ghanaian operators.
On his part Rev. Ing. Edmund Yirenkyi Fianko, assured the Chamber that the standards will be considered and added to the list of standards the NCA will be sharing with the Ghana Standards Authority, to be adopted as Ghana’s standards for this year.
Ongoing Collaboration and Next Steps
All parties agreed to structure regular engagements and maintain open channels for technical discussions and collaborative work that will inure to the benefit of the final consumer.
