Government negotiations secure more data and cheaper broadband – Sam George

Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations Minister Samuel Nartey George says the government is using direct engagement with telecommunications and digital service providers to secure better value for Ghanaian consumers. He said the approach had already produced improvements in mobile data allocations, fixed broadband pricing and pay-TV packages, with the aim of reducing the financial burden on households and businesses that depend increasingly on digital services. Speaking on Monday, September 7, at the Government Accountability Series at the Jubilee House in Accra, Mr George said the Ministry had chosen engagement and negotiation over simply issuing statements whenever consumers raised concerns about the cost of digital services.

“When Ghanaians told us that pay-television had become unaffordable, we did not simply issue a statement — we acted,” he said. Mr George said the Ministry’s engagements with mobile network operators resulted in MTN increasing data volumes by 15 per cent, while Telecel and AirtelTigo each increased theirs by 10 per cent. He added that further discussions had also led to significant reductions in fibre broadband prices.

“Ghanaian families and enterprises are today getting more data dramatically, on both their phones and their fixed lines, for less money than they paid a year ago,” he said. The Minister said the results demonstrated the Ministry’s commitment to representing consumers in its dealings with industry, stressing: “This is the return of a Ministry that understands this industry from the inside and negotiates on behalf of the Ghanaian consumer, not on behalf of the operators.” Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, says Ghanaian households and businesses are now getting significantly more data for less money following engagements between the government and mobile network operators.

Speaking on Monday, September 7, 2026, at the Government Accountability Series at the Jubilee House in Accra, Sam George said the government had negotiated directly with mobile network operators to secure better value for consumers. “I engaged directly with the chief executives of our mobile network operators, and that engagement bore fruit,” he said. According to him, MTN increased the data volumes on its bundles by 15 per cent, while Airtel and Telecel increased theirs by 10 per cent.

“Meaning every Cedi a Ghanaian spends on mobile data now buys significantly more,” he said. Sam George said the government had extended the intervention beyond mobile data to fixed broadband services, resulting in major price reductions. Following further engagement with industry this year, MTN cut its fibre broadband prices by 70 per cent,” he said.

He said MTN’s 800 Mbps unlimited package had been reduced from GH¢987 to GH¢299 a month, while the company had introduced new 300 Mbps and 500 Mbps tiers for households and businesses requiring different levels of service. “That represents an almost GH¢600 saving per month for Ghanaian families and households and businesses,” he said. Sam George also cited revisions by Telecel to its fixed-data prices earlier in the year, saying the changes had resulted in “remarkable reductions” for its customers.