Tag: National Communications Authority
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Over 8 million SIM cards blocked – Ursula reveals
Over 8 million unregistered SIM Cards have been blocked following the rollout of punitive measures by the Ministry of Communication and Digitalisation and the National Communications Authority, sector minister Ursula Owusu-Ekulful has revealed. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of the 14th ITU Kaleidoscope event, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful said those who are yet to re-register their…
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Ghanaians express concern over NCA’s latest directive on SIM re-registration
Some Ghanaians have raised concerns over the latest directive by the National Communications Authority on the SIM re-registration exercise. The authority announced that Persons who are yet to commence re-registration of their SIM cards or yet to fully complete the process will begin to experience interruptions in their service for two days a week till…
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NCA rolls out punitive measures against persons yet to re-register SIM cards
Persons who are yet to commence re-registration of their SIM cards or yet to fully complete the process will begin to experience interruptions in their service till the end of the month. Such users should expect to finally be blocked by the end of the month if they fail to do so before the deadline.…
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Sanctions for unregistered SIM cards to begin today
SIM card users in Ghana who have not re-registered their SIM Cards will start facing punitive actions from Monday, September 5, 2022. According to a document from the National Communications Authority, the initial punitive measures will include the re-routing of outgoing calls for special messages to be played. Some numbers will also be blocked…
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NCA to consider extension of SIM card re-registration deadline
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has disclosed of plans to extend the March 31 deadline for the SIM card re-registration exercise if need be. This comes after several calls by Ghanaians for the NCA to change the date in order to ease tensions at the various re-registration centres. Director of Consumer and Corporate Affairs at…
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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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‘We’re dissatisfied; but we respect court ruling in NCA suit’ – MTN
Mobile telecommunications giant, MTN Ghana, has expressed disappointment in the High Court’s ruling on the suit it filed against the National Communications Authority (NCA). The company however did not clarify if it will seek a review or an appeal, except to say that, it will “explore all available options and next steps in this process”.…
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Prioritize consumers’ interest in balancing market share – IMANI urges NCA
The Head of Policy Research at IMANI, Patrick Stephenson, has cautioned the National Communications Authority, NCA to be wary of the negative consequences of its action on customers of MTN and other stakeholders, in their quest to regulate the telecommunication space. His comments follow the High Court’s dismissal of MTN’s suit against the NCA’s declaration…
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$4m NCA scandal: Former Director-General and two others jailed
Three former Board of Directors of the National Communications Authority, NCA, have been given prison sentences totaling 16 years for their roles in the “clandestine” purchase of four million dollar cyber security equipment. The three, a former board chair of the NCA, Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie, was sentenced to six years imprisonment William Tetteh Tevie, a former…
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Mobile voice subscription rises above 41 million due to multiple SIM use – NCA
The total number of mobile voice subscriptions in the country for the month of January 2020, has gone beyond 41 million, the telecoms regulator has revealed. The National Communications Authority (NCA) in its latest industry information said the four mobile network operators account for about 41.4 million subscriptions. This figure represents over 133 percent penetration…