Rural telephony must be upgraded to 4G, minister says
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- Ghana’s Communications, Digital Technologies and Innovation Minister Samuel Nartey George called for rural telephone networks to be upgraded from 2G and 3G to at least 4G.
- He said better rural connectivity was needed and described the existing disparity as unjust.
Ghana’s rural telephone networks should be upgraded from 2G and 3G to a minimum of 4G, Communications, Digital Technologies and Innovation Minister Samuel Nartey George has said.
George argued that the country must facilitate the upgrade to improve connectivity in rural communities. He said it was unjust for some rural areas to continue relying on older network technologies.
The minister’s comments focused on narrowing the connectivity gap between rural communities and areas with access to newer mobile networks.
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