The Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has warned that all transmissions of DStv are likely to go off-air by September 6, 2025, if MultiChoice fails to comply with a key regulatory order.
This follows the impasse between the government and the provider over access to its pricing information.
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The minister said MultiChoice had failed to meet the request by the ministry even after being granted an extension until Monday, August 11, 2025.
“They said they wanted to provide a consolidated response, and I asked what that meant. They explained that they wanted to submit the information alongside a response to the 30-day suspension notice. The two are not connected in any way,” he said in a statement.
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Earlier, the ministry had notified DStv of the intention to suspend its license due to its failure to reduce its prices.
DStv has already been slapped with a GH¢10,000 daily fine for each day it fails to provide its pricing data to the ministry.
“The suspension notice is saying that they failed to apply to the first request of the Ministry, and per the terms of their licence, we have the power to suspend your licence in the interest of the public or on national security grounds. So, we invoked that clause and suspended it.
“While they seek to consolidate us, I will enforce the laws of the land. We have fined them GHC10,000. If on the 6th of September there is no resolution, we will stop any transmission of DStv in the country,” he said.
The ministry also asked MultiChoice to provide its pricing data — including a detailed breakdown of bouquet prices, applicable taxes, and comparisons with at least six other African countries — to engage meaningfully on reducing subscription fees for Ghanaian consumers.
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