Samuel Dowuona, the managing editor of TechFocus24.com, attributes MTN’s success in the telecom industry to its dedication to demonstrating that it is an African company.
Speaking on The Point of View on a news channel, he clarified that the company’s success is a result of years of voluntarily taking chances and making investments in the African market, which are now paying off.
“MTN is committed to being an African company and to helping develop Africa. That is why MTN keeps investing,” he said.
“Vodafone began this mobile money business, but tell me, who’s controlling the market now? For 6 years, MTN did this business and earned nothing. This shows how ready they are to invest in Africa,” he added.
His remarks coincide with MTN-Ghana’s pricing adjustment on all of its goods and services as a result of increased operating expenses.
Speaking about the effects of the increase and the future of the telco sector, Mr. Samuel expressed dissatisfaction with the regulatory approaches that the National Communications Authority is currently using.
“So the question is, has your SMP intervention yielded the result you were looking for? Thus, trying to curtail MTN, so the others will grow? The answer is no! So if you’re looking for numbers to back whether competition is better, these numbers should tell you that we’re worse off,” he added.
Source : Marzuuq Issah | Ghana360news.com
