Ghana Government Gives MTN 30-Day Deadline to Improve Poor Mobile Network Coverage in Adaklu Community

Ghana’s Minister for Communication gives MTN a 30-day ultimatum to fix poor mobile network coverage in the Adaklu community.

The Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, has officially issued a strict 30 day deadline to telecommunications operator MTN to resolve severe mobile network problems in the Adaklu district.

The official directive was publicly issued on October 19, 2026, following a direct working visit and physical inspection of local telecom facilities across the Volta Region.

Under this formal government directive, the mobile operator must quickly fix poor signal reception, frequent call dropouts, and slow mobile internet connections affecting residents and small businesses in the Adaklu area.

During an extensive inspection tour of the district, government officials visited the Rural Telephony Project site at Adaklu-Blidokope, the digital skills center at Adaklu-Waya, as well as new signal sites at Adaklu-Dawanu and Adaklu-Kpetsu.

To ensure telecom providers follow through on their legal obligations to serve remote communities, the government is working through the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications and the National Communications Authority to closely monitor technical progress and keep construction work moving on time.

By setting a clear 30 day ultimatum, government leaders are forcing mobile network providers to prioritize rural subscribers who continue to pay for mobile airtime and data bundles while receiving weak network signals.

Fixing poor mobile network connections in rural communities is very important for everyday citizens, local market sellers, school teachers, and farming families across Ghana.

In many remote villages, weak phone signals make it very difficult for people to make urgent phone calls, send mobile money transfers to family members, or contact local doctors during medical emergencies.

When telecom companies build strong signal towers and provide reliable network coverage, local shopkeepers can easily trade with city buyers over the phone, students in rural schools can use the internet for home assignments, and entire rural communities can participate fully in the modern digital economy.

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Explaining why telecom providers must take immediate technical action to fix poor network coverage and serve rural subscribers fairly, government leadership delivered a clear warning to the mobile operator.

Issuing the thirty-day ultimatum to ensure rural citizens receive fast and reliable mobile connections, Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, stated that “Ghana’s Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has given a 30-day deadline for improved telecommunications”.

Welcoming the swift government intervention to address long-standing communication challenges that have affected daily business activities across the region, local community leaders praised the government inspection.

Highlighting the severe daily difficulties residents face when trying to place basic phone calls, traditional leaders led by the Paramount Chief of the Adaklu Traditional Area, Togbega Gbogbi Atsa V, stated that they “welcomed the intervention, highlighting the difficulties residents face due to poor network connectivity”.

Government monitoring teams will return to Adaklu after thirty days to test signal quality. As the clock ticks down on the government ultimatum, residents and small traders in Adaklu are eagerly watching to see if MTN will upgrade its local mast towers and deliver reliable mobile network connections to the region.