MTN announces $105m to improve network delivery

The leading telecom operator in Ghana, MTN has announced it is investing a total of GH¢105 million to expand and upgrade its network in order to deliver quality services to Ghanaians.

The CEO of MTN Ghana, Mr. Michael Ikpoki who disclosed this maintained that investments in network expansion projects will be intensified in 2013.

“A total of US$105 million had been set aside for customer impacting capital investments which will result in boosting capacity for voice and data services and enhancing service quality across the country,” he said.

Mr Michael Ikpoki, together with the executive body of the organisation, was interacting with selected editors and senior journalists in Accra to highlight MTN Ghana’s development for the year 2012.

The forum was also used to reveal the new vision and mission statement of MTN Group. Other issues of interest to the public such as the effect of the current power outages on the business, transparency in MTN promotions and other customer related issues were also discussed.

It was attended by the leadership of media groups including the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Private Newspaper Publishers Association (PRINPAG), Ghana Association of Writers (GAW), Journalists for Business Advocacy (JBA) and the Network of Communications Reporters (NCR).

Mr. Michael Ikpoki said “MTN made a total of GH¢448,659,443 tax contribution in 2012.”

On job creation, he said the company employed directly and indirectly about 500,000.

Highlighting MTN’s corporate social investments, he stated that, “We believe in giving back to the communities in which we operate and this is evident in our CSI projects across the country that is impacting the lives of hundreds of thousands of Ghanaians”.

The Presidents of the Ghana Association of Writers, PRINPAG and the GJA expressed their appreciation for the information shared with the media and encourage MTN to organize such fora on a regular basis to educate the public on their operations.

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