The National Communications Authority (NCA) Ghana and Togolese regulator are looking to collaborate and resolve issues regarding the use of Radio Spectrum along the Ghana-Togo border. The meeting has participation from the Togolese regulator, and Service Providers from Ghana.
Consumers within the border have complained about accidental roaming charges and weak signals over the years. The collaboration is aimed at finding the most efficient method for resolving interference of signals in the border region.
Henry Kanor, the Deputy Director General in charge of Technical Operations at the NCA, on behalf of the Director-General said, Ghana and Togo have held similar meetings on the use of Radio Spectrum along the borders, in accordance with Article 6 of the ITU Radio regulations in the past.
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The meetings will soon create a system which seeks to minimize transmitting signals, that comes from the neighboring territories. These signals, he noted, may cause harmful interference, harmful coverage (international roaming issues) or may prevent an Administration from utilizing/allocating portions of its national spectrum.
Awandi Modena, an Engineer from the Togolese Regulator, Autorite de Reglementation des secteurs de Postes et de Télécommunications (ART&P) admitted that the meeting is not the first. However he was optimistic that this time around, the issues of interference regarding telecommunications and broadcasting services in both countries will be resolved to improve quality of service for consumers along the border and also, help Ghana and Togo make progress that will lead to the development of their respective countries.