Minister for Communication, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has paid a familiarization visit to MTN Ghana, a leading telecoms company in the country.
The Minister was welcomed by the Chief Executive Officer of the MTN Ghana, Mr. Ebenezer Twum Asante and his team of executives.
As part of the visit, the CEO and his team shared insights into MTN’s structure, operations, performance, challenges and goals.
"Key among the issues discussed were the use of MTN’s Mobile Money service to promote financial inclusion and MTN Ghana Foundation’s commitment to enhancing the welfare of Ghanaian communities in the areas of health, education and economic empowerment."
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MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS VISITS MTN
Accra March 22, 2017 -The Minister of Communication, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has paid a familiarization visit to MTN Ghana, the leading telecoms company in the country.
The Minister was welcomed by the CEO of MTN Ghana, Mr. Ebenezer Twum Asante, together with the Executive Committee of the company. As part of the visit, the CEO and his team shared insights into MTN’s structure, operations, performance, challenges and goals.
The team also shared information on MTN’s contribution to national development. Key among the issues discussed were the use of MTN’s Mobile Money service to promote financial inclusion and MTN Ghana Foundation’s commitment to enhancing the welfare of Ghanaian communities in the areas of health, education and economic empowerment.
The Minister commended MTN for the giant strides it has made in Ghana. The Minister also toured the MTN corporate office and commended the company for providing employees facilities such as a crèche and gymnasium.
MTN Ghana is the market leader in the increasingly competitive mobile telecommunications industry in Ghana, offering subscribers a range of exciting options under Pay Monthly and Pay As You Go Services.
The company has committed itself to delivering reliable and innovative services that provide value for subscribers in Ghana’s telecommunications market.
MTN has continuously invested in expanding and modernizing its network since its entry into Ghana in 2006.
Total investments from 2006-2015 are about US$2.512 billion. MTN has the widest 2G coverage across the length and breadth of Ghana and the widest 3G coverage in 170 districts across the country.
The company has also built three modern Switch and Data centres to deliver stable, reliable, efficient and robust Telecom and Data Services to customers.
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