Category: Telecommunications
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Telco: Voice subscriptions in Ghana decreased marginally in August 2021
The total number of mobile voice subscriptions in the country for the month of August 2021 saw a marginal decrease. According to the National Communications Authority, at the end of August 2021, the total number of mobile voice subscriptions in Ghana was 41,486,196. This figure represents 132 percent penetration and a 0.81 percent decrease from…
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SIM card re-registration process satisfactory so far – Ursula
The Minister for Communications and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has described the SIM card re-registration process as satisfactory so far. “It’s early days yet, and we are continuously monitoring the process, but it’s satisfactory. People are at least signing up for the first stage of the project. So far, even on Day 1, I think they…
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Improved SIM ecosystem will facilitate Ghana’s economic transformation – Joe Anokye
Director-General of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Joe Anokye, says he’s confident the ongoing SIM Card registration exercise will become a cornerstone for the country’s transformation. The ongoing SIM Card Registration Exercise, which has been questioned by some stakeholders, commenced on 1st October 2021. It is expected to among other things help develop and build…
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Unregistered SIM cards after 6-month deadline will be deactivated – Ursula
Days into the SIM card registration exercise, the Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has reiterated that all persons and businesses that fail to register their SIM cards by the end of the 31st March 2022 deadline, will have themselves to blame. According to her, unregistered SIM cards used by individuals and businesses after…
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SIM re-registration to begin on October 1 – Ursula Owusu
The Minister of Communication, Ursula Owusu Ekuful, says the registration of mobile SIM cards is expected to begin on 1st October 2021. The exercise, which will last for six months, will end on 31st March 2022. Any SIM which is not registered at the end of this exercise will be blocked, according to the Minister.…
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Beware of fraudsters taking advantage of our 25th anniversary promo – MTN Ghana cautions
Telcos giant, MTN Ghana, has cautioned all its esteemed customers to guard against fraudsters who may pose as ‘middlemen’ working on MTN giveaways as it celebrates its 25-anniversary with a promo. While admonishing all its customers to be wary of fraudsters who would like to take advantage of unsuspecting subscribers, the company said its promotions…
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NCA yet to retrieve over ¢25M debt from Glo, Vodafone – Audit Report
The Audit Service has found that telecom companies, Vodafone and Glo are yet to pay debts of more than GH¢25 million they owe the National Communications Authority (NCA). The Service in its audit report on public boards corporations and other statutory institutions ending December 2020, indicated that while Glo owed the government GH¢17 million for…
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Value of MoMo transactions shoots up by almost 100% in June 2021
The value of mobile money transactions has increased by almost 100 percent in the last twelve months. The total value shot up by 96.7 percent from June 2020 to June 2021. On a monthly basis, the value of transactions from May to June saw a minimal increase of about 3 percent. This is contained in…
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We’re collaborating with stakeholders to end attacks on MoMo vendors – Telecoms Chamber
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, Kenneth Ashigbey, says key stakeholders in the mobile money space are continuously collaborating and sharing information to effectively bring an end to the rising armed robbery attacks on mobile money vendors. Over the past couple of months and weeks, separate robbery incidents have been recorded…
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Nana Addo charges MTN to support startups as it marks 25 years in Ghana
President Akufo-Addo has charged MTN to invest in startup businesses and create a telecommunications museum to compile Ghana’s telecommunications history. According to the president, the South African multinational’s success is worth emulating. The president also noted that the story of MTN is yet more proof if any were needed, of the famous saying that Africans…