NCA Moves to Suspend MultiChoice Ghana’s Pay-TV Authorization Over Public Interest Concerns

NCA Takes Action Over Unfair Pricing

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has officially served MultiChoice Ghana Limited with a notice of its intention to suspend the company’s authorization to operate its Pay-TV (Satellite Television Broadcasting) service. This move, taken under Section 13 of the Electronic Communications Act, 2008 (Act 775), is prompted by growing concerns that MultiChoice’s pricing structure is deemed inimical to public interest. The regulator has given the company a 30-day window to respond, submit remedial actions, or formally object to the impending suspension.

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This regulatory move follows mounting pressure from consumer groups, Parliamentarians, and the Communications Minister, who criticized repeated subscription fee increases—especially when Ghanaian customers are paying significantly more compared to subscribers in neighbouring countries. Despite the Minister urging a 30 percent reduction in fees, MultiChoice Ghana has resisted, arguing that such cuts would compromise service quality and employment levels. Instead, the company proposed a temporary freeze on prices and a pause in profit repatriation, which the Minister deemed insufficient to address affordability issues.

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