Glo Mobile Ghana, the sixth licensed mobile operator in the country, has been slapped with a penalty of $200,000 or its cedi equivalent by the Ghana National Communications Authority (NCA) for failing to commence commercial operations three years after it was granted licence.
Failure on the part of the company to redeem the fine would attract another $100,000 annually or its cedi equivalent in the preceding year.
Should the company continuously flout the demands of the licence, the industry regulator would be forced to withdraw its licence.
Communications Minister, Haruna Iddrisu, who confirmed this to the Daily Graphic in Accra, described the move by the industry regulator as “justified as it is in line with the licence regulations and in tandem with the NCA Law.
Three years ago, Glo Mobile Ghana, which has been very instrumental in the support of the country’s premier league and the national team, was granted a licence to operate as the sixth mobile telecommunications company.
Since then, the company has involved itself in a lot of corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities across the country and has also rolled out a massive marketing campaign in an attempt to whet the appetite of Ghanaians.
The company has, however, consistently postponed its scheduled date to launch its commercial service, making many lose interest in the brand.
As per the licence granted to the company, the first phase of the implementation of the conditions of the licence should see Glo launch in at least six regions of the country and two years after, add two more regions as part of phase two and go nationwide with its service after a couple of years in the third phase.
However, in spite of the conditions as stated, Glo has not started operations.
Source: Daily Graphic
Thank you NCA!
glo is cheating Ghanians, they must be sacked from the country
Have we cared to know what is the problem? That’s what I think NCA Should be doing or telling Us.