The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has promised a handsome reward for members of the public who will provide information leading to the arrest of people involved in the theft of telecommunication equipment at cell sites.
Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Chamber, who announced this in Kumasi, said such whistle blowers would receive additional reward if culprits were successfully prosecuted.
He said the problem, if not holistically dealt with, would not only affect quality of service but also have serious implications on national security, businesses as well as revenue generation by the Government.
Dr Ashigbey was addressing a press conference on the increasing theft of telecommunication equipment and its impact on the industry, national security, and businesses in Kumasi.
Dr Ashigbey said the telecommunication companies used to experience fibre cuts and theft of fuel and batteries at the cell sites, but were now being confronted with the theft of active and passive equipment, thereby disrupting service delivery.
“The interesting thing is that the theft of some of these equipment might affect more than one cell site depending on the configuration of the particular site,” he said.
The difficulty was that the Chamber had been able to target where the thieves were likely to sell the fuel and batteries, but tracking the equipment was a herculean task, he said.
Mr Ashibgey disclosed that since August 2020, 115 theft cases on active equipment had...
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