Telcos Lose US$69.3m to Fibre Cable Destruction
Telecommunication companies lost an estimated US$69.3 million to fibre-optic cable destruction over the past five years across Ghana. Between 2021 and 2025, telecom operators recorded a total of 33,878 fibre cuts nationwide, disrupting internet services, mobile money operations, banking transactions and other critical digital services.
In 2021, telecom operators recorded 3,900 fibre cuts at a repair cost of US$7.5 million. In 2022, more than 10,334 fibre cables were reportedly destroyed or stolen, pushing repair costs to US$17.4 million. In 2023, telecom companies recorded 6,344 fibre cuts, costing approximately US$6.4 million in repairs. In 2024, operators experienced about 5,600 fibre cuts with repair expenses estimated at US$18 million, while 2025 recorded 8,000 cuts costing nearly US$20 million. Fibre cuts occur between 11 and 99 times daily, with each repair costing between US$1,923 and US$3,214. Telecel Ghana remains the most affected telecommunications company. Other operators, including MTN Ghana and AT Ghana, are also heavily affected. Sylvia Owusu-Ankomah, Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber, described the increasing destruction of fibre-optic cables as a major financial burden on telecom operators and a threat to service quality nationwide.
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications is preparing legal action against contractors whose activities result in fibre cuts. The Chamber is also backing proposed amendments to existing laws to impose stricter sanctions on offenders. Under the proposed amendment, individuals
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Ghanaian telecommunication companies are struggling with the destruction of fibre-optic cables. The persistent damage is creating instability for telecom operators - but what is the source of the destruction?
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