Let's collaborate to make ICH successful - Afriwave

Head of Corporate Communications at Afriwave Telecom Ghana Limited, Donald Gwira has called on all stakeholders in the telecoms ecosystem and all well-meaning Ghanaians to join hands and work towards a successful Interconnect Clearinghouse (ICH) service delivery.

Afriwave is the company licensed by the National Communications Authority (NCA) to provide the ICH services in Ghana, and the chairman's call comes on the heels of the passage of the law backing the implementation of ICH services in Ghana.

Parliament recently passed Electronic Communications (Amendment) Bill, 2016 into law, giving the implementation of the ICH a legal backing.

The law however reduced the scope of the ICH by removing the originally intended exclusivity and also of the right to offer tax revenue assurance services to the state.

But a grateful Donald Gwira said "thank God for the eventual passage of the Bill despite the challenges it had to go through."

He indicated that the numerous benefits that will accrue to the industry from a successful implementation of ICH services in Ghana far outweighed the challenges.

Gwira expressed joy that the process has gone through a full review culminating in the issuance of the ICH license by the NCA and now the passage of the Bill by Parliament to back it up.

"Now that ICH is the law of the land, it is time everyone moved on and focused on efficient service delivery," he said.

Donald Gwira stated that Afriwave is capable of implementing the full ICH classes of service in Ghana and that the entire country and sub-region would soon reap the benefits of the ICH.

In the words of Gwira, "Afriwave has implemented the key infrastructure to offer the services listed as Phase1 of our ICH service delivery several months ago. If not for the challenges, we would have fully implemented the Phase 1 and Phase 2 of our services offering by now."

He said Afriwave possesses the technical, financial, and operational skills set for a seamless ICH service delivery to the industry. He asked all stakeholders to come together to ensure the successful implementation of this project.