Management of Unwanted Calls and Text Messages
The National Communications Authority (NCA) in recent times has noted with great concern the spate of consumer complaints regarding the receipt and management of Unsolicited Electronic Communications (UECs), popularly referred to as unwanted calls and text messages. With Government’s strides in Digitalisation and E-Government, it …
Telecom Subscriptions for March, 2021
This report highlights voice and data trends that have occurred in the telecommunications industry as at the end of March, 2021 with an estimated country population of 31,108,574. It presents information on Mobile Voice Telephony, Fixed Line, and Mobile Data subscriptions for the month under …
WATRA Executive Secretary Pays Working Visit to NCA
The Executive Secretary of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA), Mr. Aliu Aboki, on Tuesday, 27th July, 2021, paid a working visit to the National Communications Authority (NCA). The visit, which is part of a call on all 16 member countries of the Assembly, …
Quarterly Statistical Bulletin on Communications in Ghana (July – September 2020)
This Quarterly Statistical Bulletin on Communications is a reference document that entails segregated data, industry trends and analysis of the Ghanaian communications sector. The purpose of this document is to promote open and enriched public discussions on policies for telecom analysts, consumers, academia, policymakers, investors …
NCA wins RTI Case against Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA)
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has won a case which was filed by the Media Foundation for West Africa (MWFA) against the Authority. Today, the High Court of Accra (Human Rights Division) upheld the legal submissions of the NCA and dismissed all the reliefs claimed …
NCA and NMC Cooperate to Regulate Media Content
The National Communications Authority (NCA) on Tuesday, 15th June, 2021, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on the regulation of Electronic Communications Content with the National Media Commission (NMC) and other stakeholders. Under the auspices of the Ministry of Information and agreed by interested parties through …
Ghana-Led Draft New Recommendation Approved and Published as ITU Standard
A Ghana-led Draft New Recommendation E.805.1, ‘QoS Operational Strategy for Improved Regulatory Supervision on Providers of Mobile Telecommunication Services’ has been approved and is currently in force as an ITU standard. The approval was given at the plenary of the ITU-T Study Group (SG) Twelve …
WTISD 2021 – Ghana’s Efforts in Promoting the Digitalisation Agenda
World Telecommunication Day, also known as World Telecommunications and Information Society Day, has been celebrated annually on 17th May since 1969. It marks the founding of ITU and the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention in 1865. It was formally instituted by the Plenipotentiary …
NCA Shutting Down 49 Illegally Operating TV Stations
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has embarked on an exercise to shutdown 49 Television (TV) stations for operating without Authorisations. This forms part of a continuous monitoring exercise conducted on various Satellite Free-to-Air Television platforms using the Broadcast Monitoring System (BMS) and the Radio Spectrum …
Industry Report – Telecom Subscriptions for December 2020
This report highlights voice and data trends that have occurred in the telecommunication industry as at the end of December, 2020 with an estimated country population of 30,922,666. It presents information on Mobile Voice Telephony, Fixed Line as well as Mobile Data subscriptions for the …
