Ghanaians Deserve Unlimited Monthly Data, Not Just Bigger Bundles - Davis Opoku

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso and member of the Communications Committee in Parliament, Davis Ansah Opoku, has called on the government to push for unlimited monthly data plans for Ghanaians, rather than focusing solely on increasing data bundle sizes. His comments follow the government’s recent announcement that mobile network operators  MTN, Telecel and AT will begin offering larger data bundles starting July 1, 2025. At a press conference, Minister of Communications and Digitalisation Sam George announced a 10% to 15% increase in data bundle allocations across the three major networks.

For instance, MTN’s GHC399 bundle previously reduced will be restored to offer 214GB. Telecel and AT will also boost data offerings on all bundles by at least 10%. Despite these changes, critics like Opoku argue that pay-per-gigabyte models are outdated and limit Ghana’s digital advancement. Speaking on Tuesday June 10, he urged the government to engage telecom companies on offering flat-rate, unlimited data plans to better serve the country’s growing internet needs.

The MP stressed that what many Ghanaians, particularly the youth, truly desire is the kind of unlimited data access already available in countries like the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany. It is not about reduction in the prices of data, Opoku stated. But what we require of the government is that what is happening elsewhere like the USA, like the UK, like Germany is that the Ghanaian should be made to pay a fixed amount every month and enjoy unlimited data services. That is what the youth are calling for.