- Telecel Ghana could see a price revision for voice and data services following a recent announcement
- Telecel Ghana, formerly Vodafone Ghana, said the price adjustments took effect from August 12, 2024
- Price revisions of telecommunications services have usually been linked to an increase in operating costs
Subscribers of the Telecel Ghana mobile network are about to see a price revision for voice and data services.
In a communication to its customers, Telecel Ghana said these potential price adjustments will last from August 12, 2024.
Citi News reported that the company, which took over Vodafone Ghana, has not given any reason for the price revision.
YEN.com.gh has seen the messages sent to subscribers. However, checks showed that some consumers had not noticed an increase.
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Previous price adjustments by telecommunications companies in Ghana have usually been linked to rising operating costs.
The expected revision comes amid protests over Ghana’s high data costs. A Telecel user on Twitter expressed his dismay at the review, suspecting an increase:
“With all the recent online protests about internet pricing in this country, you’d think Telecel would be careful in revising their new data packages. But no! They’ve made it ridiculously expensive! Because it seems this country enjoys does it make people’s lives miserable?’
Attacks on data rate regulator
The National Communications Authority has defended its management of the telecoms sector amid concerns over data costs.
Online protests led to #DissolveNCAboard trending in July. The authority has also assured Ghanaians that data prices will be reduced by the fourth quarter of 2024.
He said the introduction of carrier-neutral Next-Gen InfraCo’s wholesale open access network would likely lower data prices.
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The authority believes that this will increase efficiency in the telecommunications space and reduce costs.
Price increases by MTN
YEN.com.gh reported that MTN Ghana has increased the prices of its product offers on November 28, 2023.
The telco said the price hike was due to increased operating costs.
MTN offers many products such as data band bundles, midnight bundles, social media bundles and regular bundles.
Corrected by Edwina NK Quarcoo, journalist and copy editor at YEN.com.gh.
Source: YEN.com.gh