The Internet Society Ghana Chapter, a non-profit organization has cautioned against the sale of Ghana Telecom to Vodafone. It said “in view of the very low penetration rate of Internet usage in Ghana (2.7%,) the society will like to caution Government and indeed, the legislature on the sale of Ghana Telecom and specially the ISP wing including the SAT3 submarine cable access from which several ISPs take their International bandwidth.” The Society says it “believes that entrusting the entire SAT3 and the local fibre optic backbone to a private entity will leave control of pricing entirely in the hands” of a purely private entity which could stifle growth in the industry. It is therefore appealing to the government and Parliament to repackage the deal to ensure that majority share holding remains in the hands of the government. That according to the General Secretary of the society Eric Akumiah will promote growth in the Internet user penetration. He said the Society was interested in the development and promotion of the Internet in Ghana because of its potential to contribute to the development of the country.