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Extend SIM Card registration to the end of the year – CUTS urges Gov’t 

A leading research and public policy think tank, CUTS International, Accra is urging the  Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation to extend the mobile SIM Card  registration deadline to the end of the year as the majority of Ghanaians have logistical challenges in obtaining NIA card and using the same to register their sim. 

Speaking to a cross section of press in Accra on Monday, the West African Regional  Director for CUTS International, Mr Appiah Kusi Adomako said “whilst we understand  the rationale behind the mandatory SIM card registration and the implication of  unregistered SIM cards on crime prevention and detection as well on government  domestic revenue mobilisation measures, extending the deadline to the end of the year  would ensure that those who have not registered would be able to do so. Again, we are also not unmindful that not everyone would get registered should it be extended to the  end of the year but those who would take advantage of the extension to register would  outnumber those who would not register” 

“As a consumer protection organization, we have received numerous concerns from  consumers about the difficulty they go through in acquiring the Ghana Card to enable  them to register their sim cards. Some registered during the mass registration exercise  in 2019 but haven’t received their cards up to date. A release from the NIA indicated  that about 800,000 Ghanaians are yet to receive or pick up their printed cards as of 21st July, 2022. Others have misplaced their cards, whilst others have errors on the spelling  of their names, first-time registrants among others,” he added. 

Mr Adomako said, “some people have had to abandon their work, wake up at dawn to  join long queue at the NIA registration offices but are unsuccessful, extending the  deadline will give them ample time to get the Ghana cards and register their sim cards”. 

He revealed that Telcos risk losing huge volume of revenue from their customers should  the deadline not be extended. Some have taken microloans from mobile operators and  disabling their sim card would create a substantial loss to the industry players. 

“Government on the other hand also risk losing huge amount of revenue from electronic  transactions (e-levy) from customers should the deadline stay as it is,” he opined. 

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As a way to compel those who have not registered their sim cards to register, perhaps,  the Ministry of Communications can adopt a phased limitations on sim card starting  from 1st September 2022. This could include limiting the amount of mobile money that  an unregistered sim can send and or receive to a maximum of GHC 100.00 per day and  maximum internet bundle to say 100MB per day. 

On his path, the Communication and Advocacy Lead for CUTS, Mr Shadrack Nii Yarboi  Yartey said the use of mobile phone has become an integral part of our everyday lives.  Its usefulness is enormous and has become a great source of livelihood for most Ghanaians.

Disabling the sim cards of Ghanaians who haven’t registered their sim card  is like depriving them of their livelihood, he added. 

Mr Yartey is therefore appealing, on behalf of consumers, for government to heed the call and extend the deadline. 

He also called on the Telcos to improve both data and call network connectivity, and  customer service delivery to consumers. 

CUTS International is an independent non-profit economic policy research, advocacy and  capacity building think tank with regional centers in Accra, Lusaka, and Nairobi, Geneva,  Delhi, Jaipur and Washington, DC. CUTS functional areas are in trade and development,  regional integration, competition policy, education, healthcare, fiscal policy, economic and  investment regulation as well as consumer education. 

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