{
  "id": 15246228,
  "title": "Sam George gives contractors 30 days to finish rural telephony sites or face penalties",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/sam-george-gives-contractors-30-days-to-finish-rural-telephony-sites",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T17:26:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/sam-george-gives-contractors-30-days-to-finish-rural-telephony-sites-or-face-penalties/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Samuel Nartey George, the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, has given contractors working on Ghana’s Rural Telephony Project 30 days to finish all remaining installations or face financial penalties. George, who represents the Ningo-Prampram constituency, expressed dissatisfaction with the project's progress, stating that contractors have already received their full payment. He emphasized that the government will no longer accept delays in providing essential telecommunications services to under-served communities. During a two-day working inspection tour in the Volta Region, George spoke to journalists about the situation. He announced an emergency meeting scheduled for Tuesday in Accra with the contractors, their subcontractors, and the Administrator of the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC). George also expressed concern over the increasing number of fibre-optic cable cuts, which are causing frequent disruptions to mobile and internet services. By June of this year, Ghana had reported more than 4,000 fibre cuts, and telecom operators spent over $20 million in the previous year alone repairing damaged fibre infrastructure.",
  "summary": "The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has given the contractors on Ghana’s Rural Telephony Project 30 days to complete all outstanding sites or face financial penalties. Sam George, who is also the MP for Ningo-Prampram, said he is unhappy with the pace of work, since the contractors have already been […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Minister Sam George demands 30-day completion deadline for rural telephony project.",
    "Contractors already paid full amount, government will penalize delays.",
    "Emergency meeting scheduled for Tuesday to address fibre-optic cable cuts."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}