[2019]DLECT7097 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B050">GHANA TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LIMITED</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B050"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">(APPELLANT/APPLICANT)</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B050">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B050">NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY ACCRA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">(RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">(ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS TRIBUNAL)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">AP</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">PE</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">AL NO: ECT<i>/</i>APP<i>/</i>015<i>/</i></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">2</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">018 DATE: 31ST JANUARY 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">COUNSEL: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">MARTIN AGYEN-SAMPO</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family: "Courier New"">NG </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">(WIT</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">H </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">BERNAR</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">D GA</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">DZEKPO A</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">N</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">D<b> </b>EMMANUEL MURRA</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">Y) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">F</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">OR </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">THE APPELLANT<i>/</i>APPLICANT <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:352.55pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">CORAM: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">PROFESSOR </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">JU</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">STICE DATE-BAH (PRESIDING), PROFESSOR QUAYNOR, MR <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">AKPADZI <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">RULING ON </span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">MOTION ON NOTICE FOR STAY <u>OF EXECUTION PENDING APPEAL <o:p></o:p></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">PROFESSOR DATE-BAH, JSC (RETIRED): <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">This is the unanimous Ruling of the Tribunal. T</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">he </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">Applicant filed a Notice of Appeal on the 19th day of December 2018 complaining of t</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">h</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">e sanctions applied to it for non-compliance with Quality of Service Requirements contained in a decision of the Respondent dated 21st November 201</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">8</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">. The grounds of appeal set out in t</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">h</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">e Notice of Appeal are as follows: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New""><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:22.75pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New&qu