Ghana - Ghana says will not license new telecom operators.

The Ghana government has decided not to license new telecom operators to safeguard the integrity of the industry, according to the official news agency GNA. Haruna Iddrisu, minister of communications said the government has no intention of adding a new telecom player to the six players in the Ghanaian market. Iddrisu noted that telecom and mobile telecom in particular was a key driver of the country's development, saying that as at the close of the first quarter this year, 67 percent of the 22 million Ghanaians owned and used mobile phone numbers, representing an increase of …