We're committed to fixing AT problems - Sam George

 The Minister of Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, has stated that the authorities is committed to addressing the challenges facing the telecommunications network, AirtelTigo (AT). 

According to him, successful an effort to rescue the struggling telecommunications company, pugnacious decisions volition beryllium made to resoluteness each outstanding issues and guarantee the creaseless cognition of its services. 

Speaking to journalists aft a moving sojourn to AT past week, Sam George emphasised the request to support immoderate 500 jobs, reinforcing the government's determination to prolong the company's operations. 

The authorities volition research argumentation and operational reforms to revitalise the company.

 He said; "AT is simply a troubled company, nary questions astir it. But AT besides has immoderate of the champion quality superior successful the telecom sector, and they person successfully navigated precise hard times." 

"We are committed to fixing the problems. We are committed to ensuring that this is addressed erstwhile and for all. We volition not gloss implicit the issues," helium added."

There are hard conversations that indispensable instrumentality place, and pugnacious decisions that indispensable beryllium made. But we volition marque them to prevention the institution and support the jobs of its 500 imperishable employees," the curate stated. 

Earlier, connected April 9, 2025, Sam George highlighted the fiscal struggles of the state-owned telecom relation AirtelTigo, revealing that the institution is burdened by a $200 cardinal indebtedness and incurs monthly losses of astir GH¢20 million. 

He explained that the Akufo-Addo medication acquired AirtelTigo successful 2020 for a symbolic $1 but inherited a $400 cardinal debt. 

According to him, the erstwhile authorities failed to behaviour due owed diligence, leaving the institution successful what helium described arsenic a "failing and obsolete" state. 

Although the indebtedness has been restructured to $200 million, AirtelTigo continues to acquisition monthly losses of astir GH¢20 million. 

SA/MA

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