Arbitrary Closure Powers Threaten Startups

The Authority can immediately seize equipment and close ICT businesses without prior hearing when operations are deemed "injurious to the public interest"—a vague standard lacking objective criteria. Even for standard closures, businesses receive only 15 days' notice before shutdown based on undefined "required standards" that won't exist until performance standards are published under 47. For startups and innovators operating with limited resources, immediate seizure of equipment destroys intellectual property and eliminates the business entirely. The provision permits closure for mere regulatory non-compliance without requiring demonstration of actual harm, creating existential risk that deters innovation investment and market entry in Ghana's ICT sector.