Ghana’s Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George accepted the final report of the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Committee on Thursday, setting up government decisions on channel costs and platform funding.
The report closes a five month review into how Ghana’s digital broadcast network should be financed and run. George told committee members their work resolved a dispute that had lingered for a decade. “What took 10 years to fix, you achieved in five months,” he said.
The committee began work in February 2026 after broadcasters raised alarm over rising transmission costs on the DTT platform, the free to air network that reaches the largest share of Ghanaian households. Its 13 members drew from the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, the National Communications Authority, the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, the National Media Commission, the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association and K-Net Ltd, the company that operates the DTT signal infrastructure.
Committee chairman Emmanuel Adjei said the panel reviewed operational, technical, financial and institutional questions rather than channel fees alone. Members examined K-Net’s cost structure, including transmission towers, satellite links, energy use and maintenance obligations, alongside the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation’s contributions of land and infrastructure to the network.
That analysis fed into a cost sharing framework meant to keep the platform financially sound while keeping fees affordable for broadcasters, according to Adjei. The framework also sets out governance changes and accountability measures the committee argued the platform needs.
George said the ministry will study the findings and consult stakeholders before acting on them. He plans to issue a white paper to the committee and other industry players to build agreement around next steps, meaning implementation, and any changes to what broadcasters pay, remain undecided for now.
