In 4 page press statement sited by NewsBitGh date the 17th of October, 2022 and signed by MRS. URSULA OWUSU-EKUFUL, Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation.
According to the ministry, almost 10 million people have already gone through Stage 1 of the SIM Card registration process by linking their cards to the Ghana Card, but are yet to go through Stage 2.
All SIM cards that have been linked to Ghana cards, but have not completed Stage 2 registration of biometrically verifying users, will be blocked by the end of October 2022.
This is not an extension by the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation but rather, a temporary moratorium to the end of October to encourage individuals to complete the process.
Key Pointers In The Press Statement
1. All SIM Cards that have been linked to Ghana Cards (i.e. completed Stage 1
registration), but have not completed their Stage 2 registration will be blocked
from the end of October. This is not an extension of the deadline but a temporary moratorium to encourage these individuals to complete the process. If they have any peculiar challenges, they should contact the NCA.
These good people have the Ghana card, have started the process and will be encouraged to complete it with this gentle reminder. All other unregistered SIMs will also be blocked progressively.
2. The NCA is in discussions with the NIA on registered amputees and other
categories of persons and will make an announcement shortly on arrangements made to accommodate them. The provision made earlier for SIMs active outside Ghana and diplomats still stands.
3. All data-only SIMs including those issued by Surfline, Busy Internet, Telesol, and any institution such as ECG, have up to the end of November to complete registration.
4. Some people have registered more than ten (10) SIM Cards for personal use and the database has identified it and will clean it up. They should, as a matter of urgency, delink the unwanted SIM Cards immediately because any excess SIM Cards over the individual limit of 10 SIMs per person will be removed from the database and blocked. This will also address issues of pre-registered SIMS.
The Minister added that it is an offense for SIM card vendors to pre-register and sell SIM cards. The NCA has been directed to conduct mystery shopping and enforce the law against those miscreants. If found guilty, they could be imprisoned for up to 5 years.
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