{"id":242525,"date":"2016-08-24T11:00:27","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T11:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=242525"},"modified":"2016-08-24T11:00:27","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T11:00:27","slug":"expresso-exit-less-harm-to-industry-telecom-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/08\/expresso-exit-less-harm-to-industry-telecom-analyst\/","title":{"rendered":"Expresso \u2018exit\u2019: less harm to industry \u2013 Telecom Analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Telecom Analyst, Fouad Chalabi has downplayed any significant impact of the possible exit of Expresso on Ghana\u2019s telecom industry.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;ElIQj6LAumNrBCSAJZopoXsJkKznnKVs&#8221;]He argues the telecom company\u2019s market share is quite negligible which will not adversely affect operations within the sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has no effect because they do not have any significant market share; it is not a big player which will affect the industry,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The National Communications Authority (NCA), last week, intimated to <strong>Citi Business News<\/strong>, it has commenced <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/18\/nca-to-revoke-expressos-license\/\" target=\"_blank\">processes to revoke Expresso\u2019s license<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Director for Engineering at the NCA, Henry Kanor, the prolonged inactivity of Expresso is affecting industry stakeholders and creating a shortfall in the revenue targets of the regulator and government.<\/p>\n<p>The company has also been unable to find an investor to turn around its fortunes.<\/p>\n<p>Some analysts had also earlier warned that Expresso risks folding up if it failed to re-strategize its operations.<\/p>\n<p>However Fouad Chalabi tells Citi Business News he is highly confident the NCA will devise pragmatic measures to compensate customers who will be affected by the exit of Expresso.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, customers will equally be offered the opportunity to switch to other telecom operators of their choice as the market is competitive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is where the NCA will play a role to ensure that customers of the telecom company,\u201d he observed.<\/p>\n<p>The Telecom Analyst added, \u201cI think the NCA will ensure by giving the right notice .When the customers themselves know about this, they will make the arrangement in order to be hooked unto other operators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Expresso\u2019s share of the telecom market as at the first quarter of 2016, stood at 0.36 percent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Pius Amihere Eduku\/citibusinessnews.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Telecom Analyst, Fouad Chalabi has downplayed any significant impact of the possible exit of Expresso on Ghana\u2019s telecom industry. 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