Telecom operators within the nation have began implementing a directive by the Ministry of Communications and Digitalization (MoCD) to dam knowledge providers to SIM playing cards that are both not registered with Ghana Card or solely partially registered.
As a part of the directive, the telcos will by shut of this month, utterly deactivate such SIM playing cards of the house owners don’t full the registration.
In an announcement, the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications mentioned its members (AirtelTigo, MTN and Vodafone) have begun complying with the current directive from the MoCD on the registration of SIM playing cards.
Discover the total assertion under:
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications needs to tell the common public that its members (AirtelTigo, MTN and Vodafone) have begun complying with the current directive from the Ministry of Communications and Digitalization (MoCD) on the registration of SIM playing cards.
On November 11, 2022 the Ministry introduced some measures to be carried out by Operators. Because the twentieth of November 2022 our members have been blocking knowledge providers for all subscribers who’ve solely accomplished stage 1 (linkage to Ghana Card) however not stage 2 (biometric seize) of the SIM registration course of, as directed by the Ministry.
The Chamber is encouraging all subscribers who’ve acquired Ghana playing cards however are but to
full stage 2 (biometric seize) to take action earlier than November 30, 2022. Our members are
obliged by the directive to utterly deactivate all subscriber SIMs which haven’t accomplished the biometric seize registration step by the mentioned date.
It can be crucial that the cherished clients of the networks are usually not barred from utilizing voice, knowledge, USSD, cellular cash providers and entry to emergency providers amongst others. Subscribers with Ghana playing cards can keep away from this inconvenience by finishing the registration course of, i.e., stage 2 (biometric seize).
Because the begin of the SIM Registration Train, the members of the Chamber have invested closely in preparations to make sure that subscribers who’ve their Ghana playing cards and are able to register, get registered at any of our a number of touchpoints throughout the nation.
For those who require some particular help to hold out the registration train, kindly contact the NCA or your Cell Community Operator.
We’re assured that the sector Ministry and NCA will announce measures to accommodate people who genuinely would not have Ghana playing cards, as soon as ongoing consultations have been accomplished.
Our members stay dedicated to supporting the efforts of all stakeholders to make sure that each buyer in each a part of the nation is ready to register their SIM card(s) with the Ghana card.
We notice that every one community providers for many who have carried out solely the primary stage registration will probably be deactivated on the thirtieth of November 2022.
