the   expansion   of   cell   sites   thereby   impacting   negatively   on   the   quality   of   service   delivery   by   Operators.   The   Authority   is   therefore   working   with   critical   stakeholders   such   as   the   EPA,   the   Municipal/District  Authorities  and  the  Ghana  Civil  Aviation  Authority  (GCAA),  to  address  these   challenges.   Growth   in   the   fixed   telephony   market   has   rather   been   very   slow   compared   to   the   mobile   market.   At   the   end   of   year   2000,   fixed   subscribers   numbered   206,300   corresponding   to   1.1%   penetration   of   the   total   population.     However,   by   end   of   2002,   total   fixed   lines   stood   at   just   270,000  being  surpassed  for  the  first  time  by  mobile  subscription  which  stood  at  383,000  at  the   time.   Like   most   countries,   since   the   initial   overtake   by   mobile   subscription,   fixed   service   subscription  has  never  been  able  to  catch  up  and  currently,  that  is,  as  at  June  2008,  total  fixed   lines  stood  at  383,900  which  accounted  for  just  1.8%  of  total  population.   Some   stakeholders   believe   that   competition   has   not   increased   in   the   sector   due   to   the   inability   of  the  communication  authority  to  enforce  the  various  rules  and  regulations  it  has  put  in  place.   This  has  made  some  Telecom  companies  do  whatever  pleases  them.   The   introduction   of   the   Communication   Services   Tax   has   led   to   a   10   percent   decrease   in   all   outgoing  calls  and  thus  there  is  less  spending  on  the  part  of  the  customer  and  Government  is   rather  benefiting.   Ghana  Telecom  (GT)  would  like  the  general  public  to  act  as  watch  dogs  and  help  stop  stealing  of   GT  cables.   5.15.4   Extend  Telephone  Facilities  to  all  District  Capitals  to  Facilitate  Decentralisation   Rural   communities’   access   to   telephone   facilities   is   achieved   primarily   through   the   regulated   Fixed   Network   Service   Provider,   GT,   Mobile   Cellular   Operators   and   investments   through   the   Ghana   Investment   Fund   for   Telecommunications   (GIFTEL).   For   example,   the   establishment   of   Communications  Information  Centres  (CICs)  in  rural  areas,  under  the  auspices  of  MoC  was  as  a   result  of  GIFTEL.   114