Infrastructure Licence (Nationwide Or Metro Fibre)

This Licence authorises Licensees to:

1. Build, own, operate, and maintain a nationwide (or metro) terrestrial fibre optic cable network infrastructure on the land or through any terrestrial water bodies in the Republic of Ghana.
2. Use other approved transport facilities such as microwave, satellite, etc. other than fibre optics in terrains such as streams, hills, or mountains where the deployment of fibre optics may prove difficult.
3. Carry inter and intra-city telecommunication and multimedia traffic within the Republic of Ghana.
4. Interconnect with other transport facility operators to carry traffic on an equitable, non-discriminatory, and transparent basis.
5. Establish Points of Presence to interconnect with the Public and Private networks and the networks of Access Providers.
6. Provide services to End-users either by wired, wireless, or any other means.

The NCA grants the Terrestrial Fibre Licence to enable Licensees to build, own, operate, and maintain a nationwide or metropolitan terrestrial fibre optic cable network infrastructure on the land or through any terrestrial water body using approved transport facilities such as microwave, satellite, etc. The use of microwave and satellite, other than fibre optics, are allowed in terrains such as streams, hills, or mountains where the deployment of fibre optics may prove difficult.

The Volta River Authority (VRA) built the first commercial terrestrial fibre optic cable in Ghana. It is currently owned by GRIDCO Limited, a power distribution company. All Mobile Network Operators own their terrestrial fibre network within regional capitals and rely extensively on the GRIDCO fibre for backhaul between the regions.

Currently, there is a total cable length of 12,984 kilometers and 1,797 Gb-lit capacity in Ghana.

Application for Infrastructure Licence

Application for Renewal of Infrastructure Licence

Fees and Charges