The National Communications Authority (NCA) has written to the telecommunication networks, requesting in writing the total number of Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) disconnected for non-compliance to government’s directive.
All subscribers were asked to register their SIMs with their Ghana Cards as instructed by the Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful.
A March 31, 2023 final deadline was given after a number of extensions.
According to the Authority, all telcos are to delink from their databases all SIMs that have been disconnected in compliance with the 31st March, 2023 deadline “and same should reflect in the Central SIM Register by Monday, 17th April, 2023”.
“These should include SIMs that remain blocked in compliance with the Hon. Minister’s directive on 30th November 2022,” a letter to the Chief Executive Officers of the telecommunication networks in Ghana said.
“Please indicate in writing to the NCA, by Tuesday, 18th April 2023, the total number of SIMs disconnected as per directive 1 above,” the letter written by the Acting Deputy Director General of NCA, Prof Ezer Osei Yeboah-Boateng, said.
According to the NCA, SIMs registered beyond the limit of 10 for a subscriber “should be delinked, deactivcated and removed from your SIM Registration databases and same should reflect in the Central SIM Register by Monday, 17th April 2023”.
The Authority has warned the telcos that failure to comply with the directives shall be in violation of the Subscriber Identity Module Registration Regulations, 2011.