Tag: SIM card re-registration
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Ghanaians tasked to take advantage of self-service app to complete SIM re-registration
Ghanaians who have not re-registered their SIM cards and have started facing difficulties with some call and data services are being urged to take advantage of the self-service SIM registration app to complete the process. The National Communications Authority has instituted punitive measures for defaulting subscribers ahead of the deadline in a few weeks’ time.…
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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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New deadline for SIM re-registration too short – MoMo agents association
The Mobile Money Agents Association has said the two months extension announced by the government is not enough time to guarantee that all Ghanaians would re-register their SIM cards. According to the association, the challenge for many registrants is their inability to access their Ghana Cards. In an interview with Citi News, the Secretary of…
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Gov’t extends deadline for SIM card re-registration to July 31
The Communications Ministry has announced an extension of the deadline for all SIM cards to be reregistered. In a statement on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, the ministry said the fact that many Ghanaians were yet to acquire their Ghana Card, which is the sole identification card for the purpose of the registration made it difficult…
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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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Update on SIM re-registration software will speed up process – Telcos Chamber
Several branches of telecommunication companies across the country continue to record long queues and crowds as customers rush to re-register their SIM cards. This is because the government has set March 31, 2022 as the deadline for the re-registration. Information from the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunication suggests that software developed by KelniGVG, the operator in…
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Telecom companies record long queues as Ghanaians rush to re-register SIM cards [Video]
With less than three months to the deadline of the SIM card re-registration exercise, several branches of telecommunication companies across the country continue to record long queues as customers rush to re-register their SIM cards. A trip to various branches of MTN, Vodafone and AirtelTigo saw many Ghanaians frustrated at the huge numbers converged at…
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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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SIM registration: NIA announces measures to register Ghanaians without Ghana card
The Chief Executive Officer of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Professor Kenneth Attafuah has stated that plans are far advanced to ensure every Ghanaian re-registers their SIM cards. His comments follow agitations from sections of the public over the use of the National Identification cards for the SIM –Card re-registration exercise. According to him, the…