MTN sues NCA over ‘near monopoly’ saga
Telecommunication giant, MTN, has sued the National Communication Authority over plans by the regulator to clip the wings of the company’s ‘near monopoly’.
MTN Ghana, in a press statement, said it was compelled to go to court because despite “largely encouraging” discussions with the regulator, the NCA was still persisting with the plans.
The CEO, Selorm Adadevoh, called the government’s move “unfair” and said the decision to go to court, was a “difficult” move and “a last resort” taken “after much consultation”.
The Ministry said the move should not be seen as a punishment, but a correction. The statement indicated that it was not singling out MTN, explaining all other operators which were once dominant in the past had their wings clipped.
The company which recorded GH¢1 billion in profit for 2019 after tax insisted it had not engaged in any “anti-competitive behaviour” and expressed regret at the manner in which the NCA was proceeding to clip the wings of Ghana’s number one mobile network.