Omane Boamah Ordered To Pay Light Bills
The Speaker of Parliament, Edward Doe Adjaho on Monday
ordered the Minister of Communications, Edward Omane
Boamah to immediately ensure that his ministry pays the
electricity bills of the Assembly Press which is under his
ministry to enable it print important documents to enhance
the work of parliament.
The speaker gave the order after some Members of
Parliament (MPs) had complained bitterly about the
inability of the Table Office to give copies of the Legislative
Instrument (LI) on the Electronic Communications
(Interconnect Clearing House Service) Regulations, 2016,
which was laid in the House on June 22 to them on time for
their perusal.
By the Standing Orders of the House, immediately an LI is
laid copies of it must be made available to the members for
their perusal.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament, Dr
Matthew Opoku Prempeh, consistently reminded the
speaker of that legitimate obligation of the House.
Copies were eventually given to members about a week ago
before the debate on the report by the Subsidiary Legislative
Committee on the Electronic Communications Regulations,
2016.
The delay in providing copies of the LI, which should have
been printed in time by the Assembly Press, also delayed
the debate which coincided with the last day of the
expiration of the LI, forcing the speaker to direct the Minister
of Communications to settle the electricity bills of the
Assembly Press that had been disconnected and
was
running on a plant.
The approval of the LI was deferred yesterday because the
required number of members was not present in Parliament
on Monday evening.
The House needed half of its members but less than half
were present forcing the speaker to defer its approval.
The Electronic Communications (Interconnect
Clearinghouse Service) Regulations, 2016 L.I. 2234
provides that a connecting entity that has established
interconnection before the coming into force of the
regulations shall not pay a service charge until January,
2018
The LI 2234 also states that a connecting entity shall not
increase its call charges for purposes of routing a call
through an Interconnect Clearinghouse until January, 2018.
The National Communication Authority (NCA), according to
the LI, shall pay an interconnect clearinghouse with monies
that the Authority collects on behalf of government for the
use of the authority under subsection (9) of section 25 (A)
of the Act.
It is further observed that the Authority, in proposing to
freeze interconnect and services charge until January, 2018,
will protect the service providers and consumers from any
increase until January, 2018 which begins on the first day.
By Thomas Fosu Jnr
ordered the Minister of Communications, Edward Omane
Boamah to immediately ensure that his ministry pays the
electricity bills of the Assembly Press which is under his
ministry to enable it print important documents to enhance
the work of parliament.
The speaker gave the order after some Members of
Parliament (MPs) had complained bitterly about the
inability of the Table Office to give copies of the Legislative
Instrument (LI) on the Electronic Communications
(Interconnect Clearing House Service) Regulations, 2016,
which was laid in the House on June 22 to them on time for
their perusal.
By the Standing Orders of the House, immediately an LI is
laid copies of it must be made available to the members for
their perusal.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament, Dr
Matthew Opoku Prempeh, consistently reminded the
speaker of that legitimate obligation of the House.
Copies were eventually given to members about a week ago
before the debate on the report by the Subsidiary Legislative
Committee on the Electronic Communications Regulations,
2016.
The delay in providing copies of the LI, which should have
been printed in time by the Assembly Press, also delayed
the debate which coincided with the last day of the
expiration of the LI, forcing the speaker to direct the Minister
of Communications to settle the electricity bills of the
Assembly Press that had been disconnected and
running on a plant.
The approval of the LI was deferred yesterday because the
required number of members was not present in Parliament
on Monday evening.
The House needed half of its members but less than half
were present forcing the speaker to defer its approval.
The Electronic Communications (Interconnect
Clearinghouse Service) Regulations, 2016 L.I. 2234
provides that a connecting entity that has established
interconnection before the coming into force of the
regulations shall not pay a service charge until January,
2018
The LI 2234 also states that a connecting entity shall not
increase its call charges for purposes of routing a call
through an Interconnect Clearinghouse until January, 2018.
The National Communication Authority (NCA), according to
the LI, shall pay an interconnect clearinghouse with monies
that the Authority collects on behalf of government for the
use of the authority under subsection (9) of section 25 (A)
of the Act.
It is further observed that the Authority, in proposing to
freeze interconnect and services charge until January, 2018,
will protect the service providers and consumers from any
increase until January, 2018 which begins on the first day.
By Thomas Fosu Jnr
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