The National Communications Authority (NCA) has directed telecom giant, MTN Ghana to compensate all of its customers who were affected by a technical challenge encountered by the company earlier this week.
The Authority said MTN must also ensure that it refunds all deductions made on customer accounts as a result of the challenge.
Some customers of the company took to social media earlier this week to complain about difficulties in purchasing data packages using their mobile money wallets.
The customers also lamented what they claimed as high data charges by the network operator.
In a letter to MTN and sighted by citinewsroom.com, dated December 3, 2019, the National Communications Authority said it was concerned about the challenges customers of MTN were facing “with billing inaccuracies regarding purchase of their telecommunications service bundles.”
It also was unhappy that MTN’s Customer Care Lines were largely inaccessible for a period of time between Sunday and Monday.
“MTN failed to notify the Authority of these challenges,” the Authority said, and subsequently directed the telecom company to immediately ensure that the challenges are resolved.
“All losses to affected customers should be refunded accordingly,” the letter signed by the Director General of NCA, Joe Anokye ordered.
NCA further directed MTN to “Compensate affected customers and inform them of the compensation package.”
“Ensure that over 95% of all calls to your call centers are successful as required by your License,” the NCA letter directed.
It also said MTN must submit a report within 24 hours to explain the situation and how it will avert any such occurrence in the future.
Meanwhile, MTN has said in a statement that it is working to fix the problems its customers are experiencing.
The company in a statement on Tuesday said, “MTN has experienced some challenges on some of our channels post-implementation of the adjustment of prices and our new data bundles.”
MTN has also assured that it will compensate all affected customers.
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