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27 Apr

SIM Registration For Existing Subscribers Ends On May 31

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The Director General of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Joe Anokye, has announced that the ongoing SIM Registration exercise end on May 31, 2023. The exercise commenced on October 1, 2021. The Director General announced this at a Press Briefing at the NCA Tower in Accra today. According to Mr. Anokye, there are approximately 11 million active but unregistered SIMs that will be deactivated from networks after May 31, 2023. The 11 million SIMs include subscribers who were exempted from the current exercise. These include diplomats, refugees, and Ghanaians on official duties outside the country. Others include subscribers who have…

16 Apr

We Will Comply With NCA’s Directive Regarding SIM Registration Exercise – Telecoms Chamber

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The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has agreed to comply with the recent directive from the National Communications Authority (NCA) regarding the ongoing SIM registration exercise. In a statement, the Chamber said its members have been blocking services for subscribers since November 2022, who have not completed both stages of the SIM registration process, as directed by the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation. The directive issued on April 13, 2023, by the NCA indicated that all disconnected SIMs are to be delinked from all databases by tomorrow April 17, 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, this included SIMs that were blocked…

16 Apr

NCA Orders Telcos To Delink All Blocked SIMS From Its Databases By April 17

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Telecommunications companies have been ordered to delink all disconnected SIM cards from their databases by April 17, 2023. According to the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, telecommunication networks (AirtelTigo, MTN, and Vodafone) must comply with the directive received from the National Communications Authority (NCA) regarding the ongoing SIM registration exercise. The directive issued on April 13, 2023, is as follows: 1. All disconnected SIMs are to be delinked from all databases by Monday, April 17, 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, this included SIMs that were blocked in November 2022 for not having completed both stages of the sim registration. 2.…

12 Apr

NCA Short Code To Help Verify Number Of SIM Cards Linked To A Ghana Card

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The National Communication Authority (NCA) has revealed that it is now working with operators to build a shortcode that the public can use to check whether their numbers have been connected to their Ghana cards. According to a Facebook post by the NCA, the code is intended for individual subscribers to verify if their numbers have been linked. The NCA stated that the public can use the shortcode on the phone and that the SIMs associated with the Ghana Card will be shown following a verification process. The post read “The NCA and the Telcos have already been actively working…

20 Jan

Vodafone Ghana Sale: Staff Uncertain About Future With Company As Telecel Prepares To Takeover

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Some staff of Vodafone Ghana are uncertain about their future, following approval by the National Communications Authority (NCA) sell the telecommunication company to Telecel. Some of the staff who spoke to Joy Business on condition of anonymity said that although a new leadership may help the company grow, they are however uncertain about job security. “For me, I’m happy that we will have new management for the company, and we may see a turnaround, but I can’t be sure of how my job will be sustained. We know what happened during the takeover of Ghana Telecom which resulted in some…

16 Jan

NCA Grants Provisional Approval For The Sale Of Vodafone Ghana To Telecel

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The National Communications Authority (NCA) has granted provisional approval for the sale of Vodafone Ghana to Telecel Group. According to the NCA, it granted a conditional approval after examining a revised agreement presented by the parties. “The NCA is pleased to announce that pursuant to the evaluation of the revised proposal from the Telecel Group, it has granted approval for the transfer of the 70% majority shares in Ghana Telecommunications Company Limited (Vodafone Ghana) held by Vodafone International Holdings B.V. to Telecel Group subject to concessions made by the Seller and representations made by the Buyer to the NCA” a…

23 Nov

High Court Throws Out Case Against Re-registration Of SIM Cards

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The Accra High Court has dismissed an application by nine people challenging the legality of the registration of SIM cards with the Ghana Card as the source document. The applicants invoked the supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court seeking the court to quash the decision by the Minister of Communications to make the Ghana Card the only registration document. The applicants also wanted the court to quash a directive by the Ministry for everyone to register within a certain period or risk their SIM cards being blocked. However in a judgment, the court, presided over by Justice Charles Ekow Baiden,…

14 Sep

SIM Card Registration: Over 2,000 Persons To File Suit Against NCA, Communications Ministry

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Over 2,000 aggrieved Ghanaians have registered their willingness to sue the National Communications Authority (NCA) and the Ministry of Communications. This is due to what they describe as a poorly-organised SIM card re-registration exercise, which has been fraught with anomalies and challenges. Vice President in charge of Strategy at Imani Africa, Selorm Branttie, requested signatures of persons affected by the process who are also interested in being part of the class action lawsuit. He says the suit is already in the works and should be ready in the course of the week. “We are still putting the legal language together…

12 Sep

Blame Telcos For Unlawful Blocking Of Fully-Registered SIM Cards – NCA

wontumionlineNewsDr. Poku Adusei, NCA, sim re-registration, Telcos

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has said it will not accept blame for the unlawful blocking of SIM cards that have already been fully re-registered. Although it has empathised with subscribers affected by the blockage, the NCA stressed that telecom operators should bear the full responsibility for the situation. The NCA’s Director of Legal Affairs, Dr Poku Adusei, noted that it is an error for such subscribers to have their SIM functions restricted since they do not fall within the purview of the punitive measures announced. There has been widespread complaints that SIM cards that have been fully re-registered have been blocked…