MultiChoice Ghana has denied reports that it has agreed to reduce DStv subscription prices, even as the government moves forward with a 14-day review process to determine the scale of reductions.
In a statement dated September 5, the company stressed that no final decision has been reached. “We continue to engage with the Minister in a bid to find an amicable solution that is beneficial for all parties involved but does not jeopardise the viability of the DStv service. We will fully participate in the established Working Committee. However, we wish to clarify that MultiChoice Group has not agreed to a price reduction,” it said.
The Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation Samuel Nartey George in an earlier engagement with the press said that Multichocie agreed to cut prices. “Let’s be clear, they have finally accepted that there’ll be a reduction. Now they want us to discuss the level of reduction,” he said.
According to the minister, a stakeholder committee chaired by the Minister, with representatives from the National Communications Authority (NCA), the Ministry, MultiChoice Ghana and MultiChoice Africa, has been mandated to present recommendations by September 21. “I believe as Minister that we do not need 30 days. Fourteen days is enough,” he added.
The dispute follows weeks of regulatory pressure, including daily fines of GHS10,000 imposed on MultiChoice for failing to disclose its bouquet pricing structure, and a suspension notice served by the NCA.
