Communications Minister-designate Sam George has assured Ghanaians that his ministry is working to ensure better value for money in the country’s data pricing.
Speaking during his vetting on Thursday, January 30, he emphasized that ongoing discussions with stakeholders aim to either reduce data costs or increase data offerings.
“I hold the view respectfully that we could get more value for what we pay as a country for data. I’ve already begun conversations on the instructions of His Excellency the President with stakeholders to ensure that we get more value,” he stated.
Expanding on possible solutions, George explained that more value could mean maintaining current prices but increasing data allocation or reducing costs while maintaining the same data package. “For instance, if you pay 100 Ghana cedis for 100 gigabytes of data, we could ensure that you either get 150 gigabytes for the same price or that the 100-gigabyte package drops to 75 cedis,” he elaborated.
He also highlighted that a significant factor in data pricing is the cost of electricity, which the government is already working to address. “Some work has begun on that, and we hope to see prices of data hopefully drop before the end of this year,” he added.
