President John Agyekum Kufuor has said that cellular phone operators were expected to respect and operate within the laws of the country to help improve the economy and society.
He said their tariffs should be reviewed and also lowered to enable majority of the people take advantage of modern trends in communication. President Kufuor said this when Mare Beuls, President and Chief Executive Officer of Millicom Internationals Cellular S.A. led a four-man delegation to pay a courtesy call on him at the Castle, Osu.
He said the National Communications Authority (NCA) was regulating its operations to create a level playing field for all the companies and urged the local management of Millicom to take advantage of the opportunity to improve on their operations.
President Kufuor said government appreciated the modern trends in communications because they were strategic for national development and would welcome them to give communications its appropriate status to help society to develop.
Beuls apologised to the government for the problems the company had in its operations and said with the confidence the company had in the country it had invested about 30 million dollars in the business.
President John Agyekum Kufuor has said that cellular phone operators were expected to respect and operate within the laws of the country to help improve the economy and society.
He said their tariffs should be reviewed and also lowered to enable majority of the people take advantage of modern trends in communication. President Kufuor said this when Mare Beuls, President and Chief Executive Officer of Millicom Internationals Cellular S.A. led a four-man delegation to pay a courtesy call on him at the Castle, Osu.
He said the National Communications Authority (NCA) was regulating its operations to create a level playing field for all the companies and urged the local management of Millicom to take advantage of the opportunity to improve on their operations.
President Kufuor said government appreciated the modern trends in communications because they were strategic for national development and would welcome them to give communications its appropriate status to help society to develop.
Beuls apologised to the government for the problems the company had in its operations and said with the confidence the company had in the country it had invested about 30 million dollars in the business.
He said the company would increase its investments in the country over the years, adding that it had been active in using existing infrastructure to increase access to the rural areas to enable more people have access to communication.
