Sam George Highlights Lower Data and Broadband Costs Under Mahama Government

Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has highlighted reductions in the cost of digital services, saying government’s engagements with telecommunications and pay-TV operators have delivered greater value to Ghanaian consumers.

Speaking on Monday, September 7, 2026, at the Government Accountability Series at the Jubilee House in Accra, Mr George said the Ministry’s interventions had resulted in improved DStv packages, increased mobile data allocations and significant reductions in fixed broadband prices.

DStv Value Maintained

The Minister said enhanced-value DStv packages introduced in October 2025 had remained in place despite earlier predictions that the benefits would eventually be reversed.

He said the sustained packages demonstrated government’s commitment to ensuring that negotiated benefits translated into lasting value for consumers.

“Despite predictions that the gains would be quietly reversed, prices have held, value has been sustained, and Ghanaian households have kept the benefit of that negotiation. That is what accountability looks like: a promise made, and a promise kept,” he said.

Mobile Data Allocations Increased

Mr George also disclosed that engagements with mobile network operators in 2025 resulted in increases in data volumes for customers.

According to him, MTN increased the data volumes on its bundles by 15 per cent, while Telecel and AirtelTigo each increased their allocations by 10 per cent.

He said the measures were aimed at ensuring that consumers received greater value as reliance on digital services continued to grow.

Fibre Broadband Prices Cut by Up to 70%

The Minister further announced that MTN had reduced the prices of some of its fibre broadband packages by up to 70 per cent following additional engagements with the industry this year.

He said the company’s 100 Mbps unlimited package had been reduced from GH¢987 to GH¢299 per month.

“This is the return of a Ministry that understands this industry from the inside and negotiates on behalf of the Ghanaian consumer, not on behalf of the operators,” Mr George added.

The Minister said the reductions formed part of broader efforts by the government to make digital services more affordable while ensuring that Ghanaians benefit directly from the country’s growing digital economy.