According to him, their claim that government intends to hand over Ghana’s Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform to Chinese firm, StarTimes is “politically motivated”.
GIBA, which fronts private broadcasters in Ghana, says handing the management of Ghana’s DTT infrastructure to StarTimes, a foreign competitor in the pay-TV space, along with millions of dollars in tax waivers, will put local broadcasters at a disadvantage and distort the pay-TV market.
They are therefore called on Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful not to go ahead with the intention.
But on Adom FM’s morning show, Dwaso Nsem Tuesday, Ken Agyapong said GIBA is being used by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to frustration the Akufo-Addo government.
He explained that, because the government has cancelled the DTT contract it had with K-Net owned by an NDC member, it is using GIBA to fight its cause.
The Assin Central MP who is also the Chairman of the Communications Committee in Parliament claimed K-Net after being paid $84 million did a shoddy job so government decided not to renew the contract when it ended the phase one.
“I will expose GIBA. We are trying to solve the problem for you are creating to impression as if Ursula has taken the job for K-Net. Why?” Ken Agyapong opined.
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