Television subscribers across Ghana may soon pay less for their favourite channels, as MultiChoice Ghana has agreed to reduce its subscription fees following weeks of negotiations with government.
The breakthrough comes after persistent calls from consumers for fairer pricing and pressure from regulators, who had demanded a full breakdown of bouquet costs, taxes, and pricing comparisons with other African countries.
At a press conference in Accra on Friday, September 5, Minister of Communications Sam George announced that the long-awaited reduction would be finalized within weeks.
“For the first time, MultiChoice has accepted that there will be a reduction,” the Minister said. “What we are now determining is the percentage of the cut. They requested 30 days, but I believe two weeks is enough to reach a decision.”
A special stakeholder committee—including representatives from the Ministry, the National Communications Authority (NCA), MultiChoice Ghana, and MultiChoice Africa—has been established to work out the details of the new pricing.
Consumers, who had been bracing themselves for possible service disruptions as government enforced its ultimatum, now see light at the end of the tunnel. The price review comes after government threatened license suspension and imposed daily fines of GHC 10,000 for non-compliance, fines that have now accumulated to about GHC 150,000.
With the September 21 deadline set for the final reduction plan, subscribers are eagerly anticipating what percentage cut will finally be announced—and how much relief it will bring to their household budgets.
