Unregistered SIM Cards Deactivation November 30 | Social

The Ministry of Communications and Digitalization has introduced that SIM playing cards that aren't absolutely registered could be blocked from accessing knowledge companies on November 20, and utterly deactivated on Wednesday, November 30, 2022.

According to the sector Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful SIM playing cards which have been linked to Ghana Cards however haven't undergone the second part of registration could be affected.

She mentioned a key cause why some individuals who have linked their cellphone numbers to the Ghana Cards have been unable to finish the bio seize of stage two is as a result of they used different folks's playing cards for the train.

“This includes vendors who used the cards of others without the knowledge or consent of the card owners,” she mentioned. Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful indicated that their lack of ability to finish part two attests to the robustness of the authentication course of designed into the SIM registration structure.

“It will flush out all fakes. You cannot use someone else's Ghana Card to register your SIM,” the Minister outlined.

She introduced this in a press release issued on Friday, November 11. Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful mentioned consultations are ongoing on measures to accommodate individuals who shouldn't have Ghana Cards to register their SIM playing cards.

Currently, a complete of 30,011,082 SIM playing cards have been linked to Ghana Cards, thereby finishing the primary part of the registration course of. As of November 9, 20,892,970 subscribers had accomplished each the linkage and seize of their biometric knowledge.

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful requested subscribers going through challenges in registering their SIM playing cards to contact the National Communications Authority (NCA) or their respective community operators for needed help.

According to her, the precedence of the Communications Ministry is to make sure digital inclusion and to offer a safe surroundings for Ghanaians to entry digital companies.

“The Ministry has been working tirelessly on the development and implementation of policies to this effect. We can all attest to the fact that there has been a noticeable decline in SIM-related fraud since the commencement of the registration exercise,” she added.

“Despite the ample opportunity afforded all to complete the registration of their SIM cards, some who have the Ghana Cards and have begun the process have failed to complete the registration. That is their choice and we cannot begrudge them,” the minister added.