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Liberalisation of telecoms: the Ghanaian experience

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  • Frempong, G. K.
  • Atubra, W. H.

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Ghana has positively responded to global restructuring in the telecoms sector by enabling the citizens to enjoy some of the benefits of the restructuring process. As part of the national Accelerated Development Plan for the telecoms sector, the sector has been liberalised and structures have been put in place to foster the participation of other providers. It is argued in this paper that liberalisation has contributed towards increased telecoms penetration in the country. However, poor quality of service and the seeming inability of the National Communication Authority to deal with problems of the sector appear to have crowded out the benefits of liberalisation.

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  • Frempong, G. K. & Atubra, W. H., 2001. "Liberalisation of telecoms: the Ghanaian experience," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 25(3), pages 197-210, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:telpol:v:25:y:2001:i:3:p:197-210
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    1. Buys, Piet & Dasgupta, Susmita & Thomas, Timothy S. & Wheeler, David, 2009. "Determinants of a Digital Divide in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Spatial Econometric Analysis of Cell Phone Coverage," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 37(9), pages 1494-1505, September.
    2. Abdul Jelil Abukari & Ibn Kailan Abdul-Hamid, 2018. "Corporate social responsibility reporting in the telecommunications sector in Ghana," International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility, Springer, vol. 3(1), pages 1-9, December.
    3. Devkar, Ganesh A. & Mahalingam, Ashwin & Deep, Akash & Thillairajan, A., 2013. "Impact of Private Sector Participation on access and quality in provision of electricity, telecom and water services in developing countries: A systematic review," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 27(C), pages 65-81.
    4. El-Haddad, Amirah, 2017. "Welfare gains from utility reforms in Egyptian telecommunications," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 1-26.
    5. Osei-Owusu, Alexander, 2015. "The Analysis of the Ghana Telecom Industry," 26th European Regional ITS Conference, Madrid 2015 127172, International Telecommunications Society (ITS).

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