IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Board of
Directors by sections 29 and 72
(2) of the Posts and
Telecommunications Corporation
Decree, l975 (N.R.C.D. 311) and
with the approval of the P.N.D.C.
Secretary for Transport and
Communications, these regulations
are made this 5th day of January,
1993.
Regulation 1—Postal Rates and
Charges.
The Corporation shall charge for
postal services, the fees and
charges specified in the First
Schedule to these regulations.
Regulation 2—Telecommunications
Fees and Charges.
The Corporation shall charge for
telecommunication services the
fees and charges specified in the
Second, Third and Fourth Schedule
to these regulations.
Regulation 3—Repeal.
The Post Office (Rates and
Charges) Regulations, 1978 (L.I.
1153) and the Posts and
Telecommunications (Telephone and
Telegraph Charges) (Amendment)
Regulations, 1981 (L.I. 1257) are
repealed by these regulations.
SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE
(Regulation 1)
POSTAL SERVICES RATE OF CHARGES
TABLE A - LETTER POST
Service
Unit Tariff C
1. Letter (surface 1st weight
step)
Inland .
. . . .
. . . .
20g 50
Commonwealth .
. . . . .
. 20g
200
Foreign .
. . . .
. . . .
20g 250
2.
Postcards
Inland .
. . . .
. ..
Per Card 50
Commonwealth .
. . . . .
. Per
Card 200
Foreign .
. . . .
. . . .
Per Card 200
3a. Printed Papers (standard
rate)
Inland .
. . . .
. . . .
20g 50
Commonwealth .
. . . .
. . .20g
100
Foreign .
. . . . .
. . .
.20g 150
3b. Printed Papers (reduced
rate)
Inland .
. . . .
. . . . .
20g 25
Commonwealth .
. . . .
. . . 20g
50
Foreign .
. . . .
. . . . .
20g 70
4. Small
Packet
Inland . . .
. . . .
. . .100g
100
Commonwealth .
. . . .
. . .100g
250
Foreign .
. . . .
. . . .
.100g 300
5. Articles for the Blind .
. . . .
. Free
—
6a. Registered Letters
(local) .
. . . .
. Each
600
6b. Registered Letters
(foreign) . .
. . .
. Each
800
7. Advice of Delivery .
. . . .
. . . Item
400
8. Enquiry Fee . . .
. . . .
. . . Item
400
9a. Express Delivery
(local)
Within 2km radius
delivery area . . .
. Item
800
Additional charge
beyond the delivery area
Item
200
9b. Express Delivery
(foreign)
Within 2km radius delivery area .
. . .
Item 1,000
Additional charge beyond the
delivery area
Item 200
10. Late
Fees
Ordinary Letter .
. . . .
. .Item
100
Registered Letter .
. . . .
. Item
150
11. International Reply
Coupon . . .
. . . Each
500
12. Business Reply
Service .
. . . .
. Item
100
13. Air Letter Form .
. . . .
. . . Each
200
14. Inland letter Form .
. . . .
. . . Each
100
15. Airmail
Correspondence .
. . . .
.
Zone 'A'
Africa
Letter (1st class) .
. . . .
. . . First
10g 200
Each add. 10g 100
(2nd class) . . .
. . . . .
First 10g
150
Each add. 10g 150
Postcards .
. . . .
. . .
Each Card 100
Zone 'B' Europe and
Asia
Letter (1st class). .
. . . . .
. First 10g 300
Each add. 10g 200
(2nd class).
. . . .
. . .
First 10g 250
Each add.
10g 150
Postcards . . .
. . . . .
Each Card 150
Zone 'C'
America
Letter (1st class) .
. . . . .
First 10g
400
Each add. 10g 200
(2nd class).
. . . .
. . .
Each add. 10g 300
Each add.
10g 200
Postcards . . .
. . . . .
Each card 200
TABLE B - PARCEL POST
1. Parcels Inland (1st weight
step) . . .
. . .
1kg 250
2. Dutiable Packets and
Parcels . . .
. .
.
Ordinary Postal
charge . .
. . .
.Each Charge 2,000
3. Storage charge (recall
fee) . . .
. . . Each
Parcel 500
TABLE C - LETTER
BOXES
Urban Rural
1. Letter Box Charges
Cedis Cedis
Small Size .
. . . .
. . . .
6,000 3,000
Medium Size . . .
. . . .
. . 10,000
10,000
Large Size .
. . . .
. . . .
15,000
15,000
Restoration Fees. . .
. . . .
. . . 6,000
3,000
TABLE D - OTHER CHARGES
12. Newspaper
Registration .
. . . .
.
Per Annum. . .
. . . .
. . .
— 10,000
SECOND SCHEDULE
(Regulation 2)
INLAND TELEPHONE CHARGES
TABLE A - TELEPHONE RENTAL CHARGES
Rate per Annum
Business/Residence
(a) To premises within 3
Kilometers Radial Distance from
an Exchange
Cedis
1. Non-Automatic/Manual Exchange
(DEL) . . . .
6,000
2. Automatic Exchange
(DEL) 12,000
(b) To Premises Beyond 3
Kilometeres
1. 3km.-5km. (Manual) .
. . . .
. . .
7,500
3km.-5km. (Auto) .
. . . .
. . .
15,000
2. 5km.-8km.(Manual) .
. . . .
. . .
9,000
5km.-8km. (Auto) .
. . . .
. . .
18,000
3. Beyond 8km.
(Manual) .
. . . .
. 12,000
Beyond 8km. (Auto) .
. . . .
. . .
24,000
TABLE B - MISCELLANEOUS CHARGES
1. Removal Charge . .
. . . . .
. . .
At Cost
2. Re-connection fee .
. . . .
. . .
10,000
3. Change of Name (same
person) . . .
. . .
2,000
4. Change of Ownership (60% of
installation charge) .
.
30,000
5. Change of Address .
. . . .
. . .
2,000
6. Change of Number at
Subscriber's request .
. . .
5,000
7. Special Numbers at Subscriber's
request . . .
. 10,000
TABLE C - PRIVATE LINE (RENTAL)
Rate per Annum
Business/Residence
(a) Physical Line
Cedis
1. Private wire within 3
kilometers radius .
. . .
25,000
2. Private wire between 3km. and
5km . . . .
30,000
3. Private wire within 5km. and
8km . . .
. 40,000
4. Private wire beyond
8km . . .
. . .
50,000
5. For short-term hire, charges
will be trunk for the
distance involved assuming the
channel is in continuous
use.
(b) Radio Channel
1. Telephone per 1km .
. . . .
. . .
25,000
2. Telegraph per 1km .
. . . .
. . .
15,000
3. Data per km. (up to
9.6kb/s) . . .
. . .
50,000
TABLE D - INSTALLATION CHARGES
Rate per Annum
Direct Exchange Line (Minimum)
. . . .
. . 50,000
TABLE E - CALL CHARGES
Automatic
Exchanges
(a) Local
Cedis
(i) Charge per unit .
. . . .
. . .
100
(ii) Operator assisted charge
per unit .
. . . 100
(iii) From Public Call Office
charge per unit . .
. .100
N.B - Unit is call duration
of 5 minutes
(b) Trunk Call
(i)
I.D.D. subscriber trunk dialling
charge
per unit (based on the
distance between
the appropriate charging
centres)
100
N.B.- Cheap rate available
between 6 p.m. and 6
a.m.
(ii) Operator assisted
Charge per each period of 3
minutes or part thereof:
Operator
Connected
Operator Connected
Call Where S.T.D.
Call Where S.T.D
Facility is Available .
is Not available
Distance Full
Cheap
Full
Cheap
Rate
Rate
Rate Rate
6 a.m.
6 p.m.
6 a.m 6
p.m
to to
to
to
6
p.m. 6 a.m
6 p.m. 6 a.m
Cedis Cedis Cedis Cedis
Up to 32 km . . .
. . . 150 150
120 120
32-80km . . .
. . . 250 170
200 160
80-160km. . . .
. . . 400 270
320 260
Over 160km. . . .
. . . 500 340
400 320
TABLE F - CELLULAR RADIO TELEPHONE
-TRUNK RATE
Multi
Charge
Metering
Unit
per
Frequency
Fee Minute
Secs.
Cedis
Cedis
TRUNK. .20
100
300
THIRD SCHEDULE (Regulation 2)
INLAND TELEGRAPH CHARGES
TABLE A - INLAND TELEGRAM
Business Residence
Cedis
First 12 Words
100
each additional word
20
TABLE B - TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS
Cedis
Telegraphic Address
45,000 Flat
FOURTH SCHEDULE (Regulation 2)
TABLE A - INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE
SERVICE
BAND
Surcharge Surcharge
I.D.D. O.P.R.
Person to
Charge Payphone
Per
min. Per min
Person Informat
Per Min
Per Call Per Call
A. ECOWAS 1000
1200 2000
500
1200
Direct
B. ECOWAS
Transit 1500
1800
2000 500
1800
C. SATELLITE
Direct (U.K.
W. Germany
U.S.A.) 1300
1500
2000
500 1500
D. SATELLITE
Direct
(France,
Italy)
1600
2000
2000
500 2000
E. AUTO
Transit 2000
2400
2000
500 2400
F. MANUAL
Transit &
Voicecast
3500
2000 500 —
G. OTHERS -
PHONE CARDS
Cedis
60 Units
.. ..
.. .. 6,500 each
120 Units ..
.. .. ..
12,500 each
240 Units ..
.. .. ..
24,500 each
*See Appendix 1
Appendix 1
INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION
SERVICE BANDS
Band
A. Bourkina-Faso, Cote D' Ivoire,
Togo (Direct), Nigeria, Benin.
B. Ecowas Transit
C. Germany, United Kingdom, United
States of America, Kenya
D. France, Italy, Netherlands
E. Alaska, Albania, Algeria,
Andorra, Angola, Antarctica (U.K.)
Antarctica (U.S.A.).
Antigua, Argentina,
Ascension, Australia, Austria,
Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Bardados, Belgium,
Belize, Bermuda, Boliva, Botswana,
Brazil, British
Virgin, Brunei, Bulgaria,
Burundi, Burma, Cairos, Cameroon,
Canada, Canary Island,
Cayman, Cent Afri. Rep., Chad,
Chile, China, Colombia, Congo,
Costarica, Cuba,
Cyprus, Czechoslovakia,
Denmark, Djibouti, Diegogarcia,
Dominica Rep.Dominique,
Equador, Equitorial Guinea,
Egypt, Elsalvador, Ethiopia,
Falkland, Fiji, Finland, Fr.
Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia,
Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada,
Grenadines, Guadeloupe,
Guam, Guatamela, Fr. Guyana,
Guinea, Guayana Haiti, Hawaii,
Honduras,
Hongkong, Hungary, Iceland,
India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq,
Ireland, Israel, Jamaica,
Japan, Jordan, Kanya, Korea
(South), Kuwait, Lesotho, Liberia,
Libya, Liechenstein,
Luxemburg, Macao,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Mali, Malta, Marshall,
Martinique, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia,
Monaco, Monseraat,
Morocco, Mozambique, Nauru,
Nepal, Netherlands-Antilles Nevis,
New-Caledonia,
Nicaragua, Niger, Oman,
Panama, Pakistan, Papua New
Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Phillipines, Poland,
Portugal, Puerto-Rico, Qatar,
Romania, St. Christopher, St.
Kitts,
St. Lucia, St. Vincent, San
Marino, Saudi-Arabia, Senegal,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Singapore, Solomon Island,
Somali, South Africa, Spain,
Sri-Lanka, Sudan Surinam,
Swaziland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan,
Tanzania, Thailand, Tokelau,
Tonga, Trinidad/Tobago,
Tunisia, Turkey, Turks/Caicos,
Tuvalu, Uganda, UAE,
Uruguay, CIS, Vanuatu,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Island,
Vatican City, Wake
Island, W. Samoa, Yemen,
Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
F. MANUAL & VOICECAST :
Afghanistan, American Samoa,
Anguila Aruba, Bequia, Bhutan Cape
Verde, Caroline, Chatoan,
Christmas, Ciskei, Cocos-keeling,
Comoros, Cook Island, Fanning
Island, Faroe, Fr. Antarctic,
Greenland, Guinea Bissau,
Johnston, Kampuchea, Kerguelen,
Kiribati, Korea North, Laos,
Lebanon, Maldivies, Mariana,
Mayotte, Midway, Mongolia, Niue
Island, Namibia, Norfolk Palau,
Perin, Pitcairn, Reunion, Royuma,
Rwanda, St. Helena, St. Pierre,
Sao-Thome, Traskei, Tris Tacuna,
Venda, Wallis-Fut, Yemen,
Zanzibar.
TABLE B - TELEX SERVICE
*Bands
A. ECOWAS DIRECT
Cedis/Min.
Benin . . .
. . . .
. . . 600
Bourkina-Faso . . .
. . . .
. 600
Cote D'ivoire . .
. . . . .
. 600
Nigeria . . .
. . . .
. . . 600
Togo . . .
. . . .
. . . 600
B. TRANSIT VIA ECOWAS
Mali . . .
. . . .
. . . 900
Niger . . .
. . . .
. . . 900
Senegal . . .
. . . .
. . . 900
C. DIRECT
INTER-CONTINENTAL
Britain . . .
. . . .
. . . 1,200
France . . .
. . . .
. . . 1,200
Germany .
. . . .
. . . 1,200
Italy . . .
. . . .
. . . 1,200
U.S.A. . . .
. . . .
. . . 1,200
D.
TRANSIT/INTER-CONTINENTAL
D1. Algeria .
. . . .
. . . 1,500
Angola. . .
. . . .
. . . 1,500
Belgium . .
. . . . .
. 1,500
Cameroon . . .
. . . .
. 1,500
Denmark . . .
. . . .
. 1,500
Congo Peo. Rep. .
. . . .
. 1,500
Ethiopia . .
. . . . .
. 1,500
Greece . .
. . .
. . . 1,500
Kuwait . .
. . . . .
. 1,500
Luxemburg . . .
. . . .
. 1,500
Sierra Leone . . .
. . . .
. 1,500
Gambia . .
. . . . .
. 1,500
Liberia. . .
. . . .
. . . 1,500
D2. Afghanistan 2,000
Argentina . .
. . . . .
. 2,000
Brazil . . .
. . . .
. . . 2,000
Booth Charge . . .
. . . .
. 600 per Message
Local Call . .
. . . . .
. 200 per Minute
*See Appendix 2
INTERNATIONAL TELEX SERVICE BANDS
Band
A. ECOWAS Direct
Bourkina-Faso, Cote D'Ivoire, Togo
(Direct)
Nigeria, Benin
B. ECOWAS Transit
Mali, Niger, Senegal
C. DIRECT Inter-Continental
France, Germany, Italy, United
Kingdom, United States of America
D. TRANSIT Inter-Continental -
D1. Abu Dhabi, Ajman,
Algeria, Andorra, Angola,
Ascension, Austria, Azores,
Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria,
Burundi, Bophuthaswana, Cameroon,
Canada, Canary Island, Cent. Afri.
Rep., Chad, Comoros Congo Peoples
Rep., Cyprus, Czechoslovakia,
Denmark, Djibouti, Dubai,
Ethiopia, Faroe Island, Finland,
Fr. Polynesia, Fujaira, Gabon
Gambia, Gibraltar, Greece,
Greenland, Guinea Bissau, Guinea,
Hungary, Holland, Iceland,
Ireland, Israel, Kenya, Khajmah
Kuwait, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Leeward Island, Luxemburg,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Malta, Maurice, Mauritania, Mayott,
Monaco, Mozambique, Muascat,
Namibia, New Zealand, Norway,
Pakistan Poland, Portugal,
Reunion, Romania, Rwanda, Sao Tome
Principe, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Shajah, Somalia, South Africa,
Spain, St. Helena, Sudan
Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland,
Syria, Tanzania' Tunisia, Turkey,
Uganda, U.A.E., U.S.S.R.,
Venda,Vatican City, WallisFutunal
Winward Island, Yugoslavia, Zaire,
Zambia, Zimbabwe.
D2. Aden, Afghanistan,
Alaska, Albania, American Samoa,
Anguila, Antigua, Argentina,
Aruba, Australia, Bahamas,
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados,
Belize, Bequia, Bermuda, Bolivia,
Brazil, Brunei, Bhutan Burma, Cape
Verde, Caroline, Cayman Island,
Chile, China Peoples Rep.,
Christmas, Cocos-Keeling,
Colombia, Cook Island, Costarica,
Cuba, Domica, Dominican Republic,
Equador, Egypt, El Salvador,
Falkland, Fanning Island, Figi,
French Antilles, Antarctic, French
Guiana, Johnston, Grenada,
Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guam,
Guyana British, Haiti, Hawaii,
Hongkong, Hunduras, India,
Indonisia, Iran, Iraq, Japan,
Jordan, Jemaica, Kampuchea, Korea
North, Korea South, Kerguelen,
Kiribati, Laos, Lebanon, Macao,
Maldives, Mariana Martinique,
Mauritius, Mexico, Midway,
Micronisia, Mongolia, Montserrat,
Morocco, Nauru, Nepal, Netherland
Antilles, New Caledonia, New
Guinea, New Hebrides, Nicaragua,
Niue Island, Norfolk Palau, Oman,
Panama, Papua, New Guinea,
Paraguay, Perin, Peru, Philipines,
Puerto Rico, Palace, Pitcairn,
Qutar, Royuma, Sao-Thome, Saudi
Arabia, Seychells, Solomon Island
Srilanka, St. Lucia, St. Kitts,
St. Vincent, St. Pierre, Suriname,
Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga,
Tortola, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos,
United, Arab Republic, Transkei,
Tris, Tacuna, Uruguay, Venda,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Island,
Western Samoa, Yemen Arab
Republic, Wallis-Fut, Zanzibar.
TABLE C - INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH
(CABLE) SERVICE
*Bands
Cedis/Word
A. ECOWAS
DIRECT
Benin . . .
. . . .
. . . 800
Bourkina-Faso . . .
. . . .
. 800
Cote D'ivoire . .
. . . . .
. 800
Nigeria . . .
. . . .
. . . 800
Togo . . .
. . . .
. . . 800
B. TRANSIT VIA ECOWAS
Mali . . .
. . . .
. . . 120
Niger . . .
. . . .
. . . 120
Senegal . . .
. . . .
. . . 120
C. DIRECT
INTER-CONTINENTAL
Britain . . .
. . . .
. . . 150
France . . .
. . . .
. . . 150
Germany .
. . . .
. . . 150
Italy . . .
. . . .
. . . 150
U.S.A. . . .
. . . .
. . . 150
D.
TRANSIT/INTER-CONTINENTAL
D1. Algeria .
. . . .
. . . 250
Angola. . .
. . . .
. . . 250
Belgium . .
. . . . .
. 250
Cameroon . . .
. . . .
. 250
Denmark . . .
. . . .
. 250
Congo Peo. Rep. .
. . . .
. 250
Ethiopia . .
. . . . .
. 250
Greece .
. . . .
. . . 250
Kuwait . .
. . . . .
. 250
Luxemburg . . .
. . . .
. 250
Sierra Leone . . .
. . . .
. 250
Gambia . .
. . . . .
. 250
Liberia. . .
. . . .
. . . 250
D2. Afghanistan 300
Argentina . .
. . . . .
. 300
Brazil . . .
. . . .
. . . 300
*See Appendix 2
Appendix 3
INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH (CABLES)
SERVICE BANDS
Band
A. ECOWAS Direct
Bourkina-Faso, Cote D'ivoire, Togo
(Direct)
Nigeria, Benin
B. ECOWAS Transit
Mali, Niger, Senegal
C. DIRECT Inter-continental
France, Germany, Italy, United
Kingdom, United States of America.
D. TRANSIT Inter-continental
D1. Abu Dhabi, Ajman,
Algeria, Andorra, Angola,
Ascension, Austria, Azores,
Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria,
Burundi, Bophuthaswana, Cameroon,
Canada, Canary Island, Cent Afri.
Rep, Chad, Comoros Congo Peoples
Rep., Cyprus, Czechoslovakia,
Denmark, Djibouti, Dubai,
Ethiopia, Faroe Island, Finland,
Fr. Polynesia, Fujaira, Gabon,
Gambia, Gibraltar, Greece,
Greenland, Guinea Bissau, Guinea,
Hungary, Holland, Iceland,
Ireland, Israel, Kenya, Khajamah,
Kuwait, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Leeward Island, Luxemburg,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Malta, Maurice, Mauritania, Mayott,
Monaco, Mozambique, Muascat,
Namibia, New Zealand, Norway,
Pakistan, Poland, Portugal,
Reunion, Romania, Rwanda, Sao Tome
Principe. Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Shajah, Somalia, South Africa,
Spain, St, Helena, Sudan
Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland,
Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey,
Uganda, U.A.E., U.S.S.R., Venda,
Vatican City, WallisFutunal
Winward Island, Yugoslavia, Ziaire,
Zambia, Zimbabwe.
D2 Aden, Afghanistan,
Alaska, Albania, American Samoa,
Anguila, Antigua, Argentina,
Aruba, Australia, Bahamas,
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados,
Belize, Bequia, Bermuda, Bolivia,
Brazil, Brunei, Bhutan Burma, Cape
Verde, Caroline, Cayman Island,
Chile, China Peoples Republic,
Christmas, Cocos-Keeling,
Colombia, Cook Island, Costarica,
Cuba, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Equador Egypt, El
Salvador Falkland, Fanning Island,
Figi, French Antilles, Antarctic,
French Guiana, Johnston, Grenada,
Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guam,
Guyana British, Haiti, Hawaii,
Hongkong, Hunduras, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan,
Jordan, Jemaica, Kampuchea, Korea
North, Korea South, Kerguelen,
Kiribati, Laos, Lebanon, Macao,
Maldives, Mariana, Martinique,
Mauritius, Mexico, Midway,
Micronisia, Mongolia, Montserrat,
Morocco, Nauru, Nepal, Netherland
Antilles, New Caledonia, New
Guinea, New Hebrides, Nicaragua,
Niue Is.,Norfolk Palau, Oman,
Panama, Papua New Guinea.
Paraguay, Perin, Peru, Philipines,
Puerto Rico, Palace, Pitcairn,
Qutar, Royuma, Sao-Thome, Saudi
Arabia, Seychelles, Solomon
Island, Srilanka, St. Lucia, St.
Kitts, St. Vincent, St. Pierre,
Surinam, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand,
Tonga, Tortola, Trinidad-Tobago,
Turks, Caicos, United Arab
Republic, Traskei, Tris Tacuna,
Uruguay, Venda, Venezuela,
Vietnam, Virgin Island, Western
Samoa, Yemen Arab Republic Wallis-Fut,
Zanzibar.
COL. H. K. ANYIDOHO
ING. T.N.L. BONSO-BRUCE
Chairman
Member
MR. J. O. ODOI
MR. D.T.ACQUAYE
Member
Member
MR. G. A. MAGGOTT
LT.-COL. A. K. ABDULAI
Member
Member
MR. E. A. OWUSU-ANSAH
ING
J. AGGREY-MENSAH
Member
Member
ING. S. A.
MILLS-ROBERTSON
MR. B. B. W. QUARTEY
Member
Member
ING. C. O. DJABATEY
MR. G. K. AMUZU
Member
Member
Date of Gazette Notification: 5th
March, 1993.
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