Making the call at a stakehold­ers forum in Sunyani on Wednes­day, the Chief Sales and Distribu­tion Executive Officer of MTN, Samuel Addo, said telecommuni­cation was a major infrastructure for socio-economic development of the country, hence the need to curb the incessant fibre cuts and theft across the country.

Participants included securi­ty personnel, officials from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Communications Authority and Department of Urban Roads.

He announced that as a means to address the situation, MTN Ghana and the Economic and Organised Crime (EOCO) Unit, had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to address the issue of mobile money fraud and its related matters.

The partnership comes as the need for more concerted efforts by stakeholders and multi-secto­rial collaboration to tackle mobile money and internet fraud be­comes critical and urgent.

Mr Addo said as part of the company’s social corporate re­sponsibility, it was investing $25 million for the construction of an Information, Communication Technology (ICT) hub in Gha­na to develop the youth of the country.

This, he said would help train and equip the youth with the needed skills for future employ­ment.

Mr Addo added that the com­pany was a significant contributor to Ghana’s economy with GH¢4 billion of which GH¢3.7 million was in direct taxes in 2022.

The General Area Manager, Northern sector of MTN, Nii Adotey Enning, on his part, said his outfit was committed to bridg­ing the digital divide, furthering financial inclusion and advancing the attainment of the United Nations’ sustainable Development Goals to leverage technology in serving the people.