You would recall that the National Communications (NCA) Authority gave a new extension for the re-registration of SIM cards which is expected to elapse on the 30th of September 2022. With some weeks left to the anticipated deadline, the Ministry has stressed that there shall no extension past September 30, 2022. It has also outlined the sanctions in place to be meted out to defaulters.
The Communications and Digitization Minister, Ursula Owusu noted that SIM cards that have not been fully re-registered will be blocked from using voice and Internet services going forward notwithstanding the disciplinary measures that will be meted out to defaulters. She also added that using unregistered SIM cards will come at a high cost to users.
A document shared with the Telcos on September 3, 2022, indicated that the NCA will begin blocking the outgoing calls and data services of partly registered SIM cards, for 48 hours (2 days) per week on a rotational basis. This will give the users the chance to re-register their SIMs if they wish. The Mobile Network Operators (MNO) will segment the SIM cards into five batches to executive the punitive exercise she added. After subscribers fully register their SIM cards during the 48 hours, they will have to wait for another 48 hours to be unblocked to prevent the MNOs from interfering with the NCA systems.
The Minister added that the complete sanctions will be announced at a later press conference during the month. She said this in a comment on her Facebook page and also cautioned Ghanaians to beware and not blame their service providers should they be sanctioned due to their own inactions.
Will these punitive measures be able to do the “magic” of ensuring that all eligible Ghanaians re-register their SIM cards or will some Ghanaians remain lax about the exercise? Meanwhile, the NCA launched a self-registration Application for SIM card re-registration on Friday, August 26, 2022.
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It is is disheartening that the NCA is in a rush to implement their plan regardless of the the insufficiency of the NIA in release cards. I think both entities should work out how Ghanaians will get their cards speedily. not withstanding the show of the oppressive power, I think the NCA is trying to do a good thing in implementing the change. But they should consider the short falls of the NIA and probably extend the registration till the of the year.
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