May 27, 2018

Three communities in the Buem Constituency in the Volta Region would be connected to communications network by the end of October 2018.

According to the Deputy Minister of Communications, George Andah people of Atakrom, Nsuta and Guaman would have access to network under the rural connectivity project to help in their communications.

Mr. Speaker the necessary equipment has been ordered and would be shipped by the end of June 2018, he said on the floor of the House.

He again pointed out that it is the desire of government to ensure that there is availability of telecommunications service to every part of the country, as efforts are being made to enable service providers expand their networks to cover all towns in the country.

Atakrom, Nsuta and Guaman in the Jasikan District of the Volta Region, Mobile Telecommunication Network (MTN) has two sites in Kadjebi and Jasikan which serve the district capital.

And as part of the 2018 Rural Telephony project, MTN plans three new site to be built by the end of November this year to improve coverage in the three towns, whiles Vodafone has a limited 2Gh that allows some form of communications sometimes, he pointed out.

By: Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com