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• GT Rolls-Out 3G Network

  Ghana Telecom (GT) yesterday signed a $120-million contract with Huawei Technologies Company Limited to enable it upgrade its 2G network to 3G. The 3G network will offer Vodafone Ghana customers ultra high-speed internet access and the ability to make... Posted Jan 22 2009, 05:51 AM by patience with | with no comments Filed under: headline, Ghana Telecom, signed a contract, $120 with Huawei Technologies Company

• Ghana Telecom appoints new CEO

  Ghana Telecommunications Company has appointed Mr David Venn as the company's new Chief Executive Officer. In a press release signed by Major Albert Don-Chebe (rtd), Head of Corporate Communications and Customer Care, Mr David Venn took over from... Posted Oct 28 2008, 10:21 AM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: headline, Ghana Telecom, David Venn, Press release

• Vodafone Makes Inroads in Ghana

  Forty-nine days after its arrival, Vodafone, the new owners of Ghana Telecom, has announced its intentions to improve services for its customers. With a time-bound action plan to address the challenges confronting the company, it has identified specific... Posted Oct 16 2008, 04:18 PM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: Ghana Telecom, Vodafone, management improvement

• Sunyani Goes Broadband4u

  GHANA TELECOM has added the Brong Ahafo regional capital, Sunyani, to its list of towns and cities currently enjoying the broadband4u (BB4U) internet service. At the inauguration of the network, the Regional Manager of GT, Agyemang-Prempeh Agyekum noted... Posted Sep 01 2008, 12:00 PM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: Ghana Telecom, Internet Service Providers, Broadband4U Services

• GT Bonds Trade Higher Than The Sovereign Bond

  The announcement of the take-over negotiations between Vodafone and Ghana Telecom (GT) has triggered a sudden interest in its bonds on the international financial market. Information gathered from the international media show that since June this year... Posted Aug 15 2008, 12:39 PM by ghanazone with | with no comments Filed under: Ghana Telecom

• GT Workers Back Vodafone Deal

  Workers of the Ghana Telecommunications Company Limited yesterday embarked on demonstrations in some parts of the country to express their solidarity with the government in its bid to divest 70 per cent shares of GT to Vodafone of the UK. The demonstrations... Posted Aug 12 2008, 11:34 AM by ghanazone with | with no comments Filed under: headline, Ghana Telecom

• Oinion: Vodafone’s GT deal, matters arising

  The 70% acquisition by Vodafone of state-owned Ghana Telecom may be a done-and-dusted deal, subject only now to parliamentary approval in the august house. There are, however, serious issues arising that merit some consideration. First of all, one would... Posted Jul 31 2008, 12:27 PM by ghanazone with | with no comments Filed under: Ghana Telecom, Vodafone

• GT-Vodafone Deal Is Best

  The government has reaffirmed its conviction that the sale of 70 per cent of the shares of Ghana Telecom (GT) to Vodafone International is in the country’s best interest and indicated that Parliament will be recalled at the appropriate time to ratify... Posted Jul 31 2008, 12:06 PM by ghanazone with | with no comments Filed under: headline, Ghana Telecom, Vodafone

• GT drops plans to construct more pay phone

  The National Telecommunications provider, Ghana Telecom (GT) is halting the construction of additional pay phone booths in the country due to poor patronage of the facility. Officials at the GT say the construction of more phone booths has proven to be... Posted May 21 2008, 10:59 AM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: Ghana Telecom, pay phone booths

• GT secures $200 million

  The Board of Ghana Telecom (GT)bas facilitated the procurement of a bond facility of $200 million from Iroko Securities of the United Kingdom to refinance debts and also improve the mobile and fixed networks of the company. Nana Antwi Boasiako, Board... Posted Apr 01 2008, 12:34 PM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: headline, Ghana Telecom, procured bond facilities, Iroko Securities

• GT Sale Not Suspended

  The Ministry of Communications has denied media reports that government has suspended the sale of Ghana Telecom. Recent media reports indicate that government had suspended the offloading of 66 percent of its shares in the state-owned company to strategic... Posted Feb 19 2008, 10:29 PM by ofosua with | with no comments Filed under: headline, Ghana Telecom

• GT Loses $0.5m To Cable Theft

  THE CENTRAL Regional branch of Ghana Telecom (GT) lost GH¢460,000 through cable theft in 2006. The Regional Director of GT, Mr Joseph Tinagyei-Gyimah, who made this known at a press soiree organized by GT in the region on Thursday, said the activities... Posted Feb 19 2008, 11:02 AM by daisy with | with no comments Filed under: Ghana Telecom

• GT Divestiture: The Story So Far

  In October 2006, government announced a decision to privatise Ghana Telecommunications Company Limited. It was to divest about 66.3 percent of its shares in the company, raise further capital, and improve on the performance of the company with the introduction... Posted Feb 04 2008, 02:52 AM by ofosua with | with no comments Filed under: Ghana Telecom

• GT Clarifies Bond Issue

  GHANA TELECOM (GT) says the decision to issue $200 million corporate bonds on the international market was to generate enough funds to facilitate quality developmental projects currently on-going. According to Head of Corporate Communications and Customer... Posted Dec 20 2007, 08:47 AM by ogblay with | with no comments Filed under: Ghana Telecom

• Ghana Telecom issues two million-dollar bond

  The Management of Ghana Telecommunications Company Limited (GT), has announced the successful issuance of a 200 million-dollar corporate bond facility. This restores GT's financial flexibility and access to vendor financing to support the company's... Posted Dec 17 2007, 01:08 PM by ogblay with | with no comments Filed under: Ghana Telecom