Participants at the end of the first day of the 76th Annual New Year Conference (ANYC) have called on telecommunication companies operating in the country to expand their network coverage to meet the growing demands of the population. According to them the persistent network challenges in the country remained a significant hindrance to the digital user experience, thereby hampering efforts to bridge the digital divide. They further argued that the expansion of the telecommunication network would enable more Ghanaians to access financial technologies such as mobile banking, mobile money, and online marketplaces. The ANYC, which commenced last Monday at the University of Ghana, Accra, concluded yesterday. Organised by the School of Continuing and Distance Education, it was themed “Attaining the 5-Ps of Sustainable Development for a Resilient Ghana: People, Planet
