MTN INTRACTS WITH GJA MEMBERS IN VR (PAGE 40, APRIL 15, 2010)

MTN, the leading telecommunication network service provider in the country, and journalists in the Volta Region have interacted at Ho.
The main thrust of the interaction was to launch the MTN’s newsletter dubbed: “Y’ellow! Ghana” at the regional level after its national launch in Accra.
The company was also to solicit the assistance of the journalists to enhance its activities.
The programme attracted about 30 journalists, from both the print and electronic media, operating in the region during which they discussed issues and shared ideas on how to make MTN market leaders in the telecommunication industry in the country.
Addressing the participants, Ms Georgina Asare Fiagbenu, the Senior Manager, Corporate Communications, commended the media for the support they have been giving the company.
She said over the years the media have, through various aspects of their news, informed MTN’s subscribers and the general public on the company’s affairs.
Ms Fiagbenu said the newsletter, which comes with a government regulatory relations news bulletin, would also assist in enhancing the knowledge about the company and the importance of ICT to the nation’s development.
She urged the journalists to take an interest in the publications and offer the necessary feedback to the company.
Ms Fiagbenu announced that MTN would continue to be the leading provider, controlling 55 per cent of the market, which translated to eight million subscribers at the end of last year, in spite of fierce competition.
On the company’s contribution towards the development and growth of the country, she stated that through the MTN Foundation, established two years ago, it had spent over GH¢2 million in transforming the lives of many people in the country.
Ms Fiagbenu assured football lovers that, as the official sponsors of South Africa FIFA 2010 World Cup, the company would do everything possible to ensure that Ghanaians cheered their Black Stars to victory during the fiesta.
She later donated a package to the Volta Regional branch of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) with the promise of offering further assistance to the association.
The gift was received by Mr Victor Kwawukume, the Volta Regional Chairman of the GJA on behalf of the association.
Mr Kwawukume thanked the donors and promised the support of the members to promote MTN’s activities in the region.