Ghana is poised to launch Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service by the close of August 2024, according to an announcement by the National Communications Authority (NCA). The regulatory body has confirmed that all required administrative and licensing formalities have been completed, clearing the path for Starlink to begin delivering its …
Read More »Resist photocopying of Ghana Card for transactions — Margins Group CEO
Ghanaians have been urged to resist attempts by any institution to photocopy their Ghana Card for transactions. Rather, they should insist that the institutions verify the cards as prescribed by the National Identification Authority (NIA) regulation. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Margins ID Group, Moses Baiden, highlighted the caution …
Read More »Internet outage: Full service to be restored in minimum of 5 weeks – NCA
The National Communication Authority (NCA) has announced that repairs to undersea cables that have adversely affected data services in the country will take a minimum of five weeks. In the NCA’s 4th update on the internet situation in the country, the regulator indicated that the five-week duration was from assurances …
Read More »NCA scandal: Alhaji Salifu Mimina Osman granted a presidential pardon
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in consultation with the Council of State has granted a presidential pardon to the former Deputy National Security Coordinator under the presidency of John Dramani Mahama, Alhaji Salifu Mimina Osman. It follows a petition he received from the Chief of the Kpembe Traditional Area requesting …
Read More »NCA to deactivate unregistered SIM cards today
All unregistered SIM cards would be deleted from the database of telecommunication operators today April 17. This action follows a directive from the National Communications Authority (NCA). The NCA ordered the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications to ensure that all SIM cards, which have not been re-registered with Ghana cards, in …
Read More »Scores of people besiege Telcos to comply with NCA directive on SIM card re-registration
The National Communications Authority, NCA directive for deactivation of SIM Cards yet to be re-registered is beginning to bite hard on subscribers who are yet to go through the exercise. Scores of subscribers who besieged some offices of network providers such as MTN told GBC News that although they had …
Read More »Unregistered SIMs: NCA to block voice and data services from September 5
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has disclosed that effective September 5, persons who have not registered their SIM cards will be barred from receiving certain services, including all outgoing voice calls and data services. According to a communique issued by the Authority to telecommunications giants, the move forms part of …
Read More »NCA, telcos have no mandate to capture data of citizens – Atuguba
The Dean of the University of Ghana School of Law, Professor Raymond Atuguba, has raised legal objections to the ongoing SIM registration exercise by the telecommunications and the National Communications Authority (NCA). According to him, the National Identification Authority (NIA) has the power under the laws of Ghana to carry out …
Read More »Court strikes out injunction against NCA, others over SIM cards re-registration
The Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court has struck out an interlocutory injunction against the ongoing re-registration of the SIM Card. This was after the applicant in the matter, Francis Kwarteng Arthur, through his lawyers led by Dr. Justice Srem Sai withdrew the application. The applicant who is …
Read More »NCA approves licences of Radio Gold, XYZ, 131 others
The new Governing Board of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Chaired by Isaac Emmil Osei-Bonsu, has approved new radio licence applications by Radio Gold, Radio XYZ and over 100 others. The Board approved the applications at its meeting held on 11th October 2021. It is not clear if the stations …
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