Ghana Telecom
Encyclopedia
Vodafone Ghana, formerly Ghana Telecom, is the national telecom
company of Ghana
. In 2006 it had around 400,000 customers for fixed and mobile telephony and internet services.
On 3 July 2008, the sale of the company for $900m to Vodafone
group was announced. After the transaction closed, Vodafone
had a 70% stake in the company, while the Ghana
ian government will retain a 30% stake.
On 16 April 2009, the company was rebranded as Vodafone Ghana.
Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
company of Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. In 2006 it had around 400,000 customers for fixed and mobile telephony and internet services.
On 3 July 2008, the sale of the company for $900m to Vodafone
Vodafone
Vodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of...
group was announced. After the transaction closed, Vodafone
Vodafone
Vodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of...
had a 70% stake in the company, while the Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
ian government will retain a 30% stake.
On 16 April 2009, the company was rebranded as Vodafone Ghana.
See also
- http://www.ghanatelecom.com.gh
- http://www.gtuc.edu.gh
- http://telcommunicator.blogspot.com/2008/07/vodafone-buys-ghana-telecom.html