According to Kwame Gyan, Deputy Director, Consumer and Corporate Affairs Division at the National Communications Authority (NCA), unregistered SIM cards has been blocked by Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) since Monday, September 5.
He stated that beginning today, Wednesday, September 7, people who have only completed stage one of the registration process will be added to the list of those whose cards are being blocked.
On September 4, the NCA announced punitive actions that would be taken against unregistered SIM cards.
The current SIM registration exercise is set to end on September 30, 2022.
Those who do not register will face consequences.
The NCA stated that as part of the punitive measures, all outgoing calls will be re-routed to IVR for a message to be played before all calls are processed on a daily basis.
The GH SIM Self Reg App is available now! https://t.co/mA8x0Sxg7s pic.twitter.com/bDHH9zglla
— NCA Ghana (@NCAGhana) August 26, 2022
In addition, on a weekly rotation, outgoing calls and Data Services for a sequential batch of numbers will be blocked for 48 hours (2 days).
“For the purpose of implementing this punitive measure, Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) shall divide the
Unregistered SIMS into five (5) batches.” These measures shall not include SMS blocking in order to allow defaulting subscribers to initiate registration if they so desire.
On the Ghana Tonight Show on Monday, September 6, Mr Kwame Gyan stated, “The MNOs have begun blocking people for a two-day period as stated in our statement.”
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“Starting Wednesday, if you have only completed stage one and not stage two, you will be added to that list, and you will have your service disrupted for at least two days this month,” he added.
Please remember to register your voice and data SIM cards today! pic.twitter.com/ftvDRapmHM
— NCA Ghana (@NCAGhana) September 1, 2022
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