MTN urged to facilitate better discourse between telcos and regulator

The Dean of the Network of Communication Reporters (NCR), Mr Charles Benoni Okine, has urged MTN Ghana to use its leadership position in the telecommunication industry to help forge greater collaboration between the regulator and players in the industry.

That, he said, would ensure that a common consensus was reached on issues bothering the industry for the benefit of customers, the telcos, as well as the state.

Mr Okine made the appeal when executive members of the NCR paid a courtesy call on the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN Ghana, Mr Ebenezer Twum Asante, in Accra. The visit was to congratulate Mr Asante on his appointment as the first Ghanaian to occupy the topmost position of the telecom giant and to commend the company for achieving its 15 millionth subscriber base.

Mr Okine said in the past there were rumours making the rounds that telecom players did not want to collaborate with the regulator in coming up with new policies and initiatives a