The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has disclosed that ongoing network expansion efforts by major telecom operators are expected to significantly improve connectivity across the country.

According to him, the initiative driven by companies such as MTN and Telecel forms part of broader measures to enhance service quality and address persistent network challenges, although the full impact will take a few months to materialise.

He made this known during the presentation of laptops to selected universities under the government’s One Million Coders Programme on Friday, April 10, 2026, where he underscored the importance of sustained investment in digital infrastructure to drive Ghana’s digital transformation agenda.

“Telecel has also announced 150 new cell sites. Now I met with the group CEO of MTN at the Mobile World Conference, and I said to him, you are an SMP, TeleCell is doing 350, you’ve announced 500, thank you, but I want more,” he said.

Telcos to invest $150 million to boost network quality this year – Sam George

“And credit to MTN group, approval was given for 300 more sites, so MTN is doing 800 sites this year, 800 sites this year,” he disclosed.

He further noted the scale of the expansion, stating, “Put that in perspective on the average, it’s been 223 sites a year. We’re doing almost four times that this year, which should explain to you the level of improvement in the network.”

He further indicated that regulatory interventions by the National Communications Authority (NCA), including the imposition of fines where necessary, would be channelled towards improving service delivery for consumers.

“If we impose the fines, the NCA will do everything they can to make sure that what would have been fined is used to improve the network, the customer benefits from it,” he added.

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