NEW TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY
Following the successful development of the Ghana ICT for Accelerated Development (ICT4AD) Policy, Government is undertaking the development and implementation of a new Telecommunications Policy and Strategy with detailed Regulations on priority issues. Such policy will have well defined objectives aimed at securing for the consumer the best possible telecommunication services in terms of quality, choice and value for money and also serve as the basis for effective liberalisation and fair competition in the industry. As part of the Policy discussions, the Ministry of Communications in conjunction with the National Communications Authority (NCA) has initiated industry meetings to encourage stakeholders to share their views and concerns regarding telecommunications policy in a common forum. All stakeholders are invited to present their views on a range of topics and sub-topics which may interest them. Wherever possible, it will be most helpful to include specific examples and details concerning proposed choices on policy options. Contributions and comments could be submitted on-line or submitted to the Chief Director, Ministry of Communications, Accra. A
preliminary industry workshop was organised on Monday, May 24, 2004 at
the Busy Internet to solicit and review contributions from the industry.
The draft Policy document had been submitted to a National Workshop on
22nd June 2004 for discussion. The new Telecom policy have since been
finalized and approved by Parliament. (See
National Telecom Policy.pdf) |
