{"id":1194521,"date":"2022-08-30T09:07:10","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T09:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/30\/sim-card-re-registration-falls-by-98-after-extension-of-deadline\/"},"modified":"2022-08-30T09:07:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T09:07:10","slug":"sim-card-re-registration-falls-by-98-after-extension-of-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/30\/sim-card-re-registration-falls-by-98-after-extension-of-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"SIM card re-registration falls by 98% after extension of deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"418\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Telcos-696x418.jpg\"   alt=\"Telcos\" title=\"Telcos\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Telcos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Data from the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has shown that the number of subscribers undertaking the SIM re-registration exercise saw a significant drop after the government announced an extension of the deadline.<\/p>\n<p>According to the figures, the number of subscribers re-registering their SIM cards fell to 5,861 on August 19, 2022, from about 235,000 recorded on July 31, 2022, when the extension was announced.<\/p>\n<p>This represented a 98% decline.<\/p>\n<p>The data also showed that by August 1, 2022, the number of registration fell to 62,715, compared with the 235,460 recorded on July 28, 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The trend continued until it dropped further to 5,861 by August 19th, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Some telecommunication firms told Joy Business that as low as 80 people were registered nationwide on daily basis, a situation that they described as not encouraging.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Joy Business, has gathered that the telcos are not going to push for any form of extension due to the extra cost to be incurred in keeping the exercise running.<\/p>\n<p>Government through the sector minister has also warned that there will not be any extension as it launches the online portal for the registration for android users.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-08-29-at-2.28.51-AM.jpeg\" alt=\"SIM card re-registration falls by 98% after extension of deadline to September 30\" class=\"wp-image-10032161156\" title=\"SIM card re-registration falls by 98% after extension of deadline to September 30\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Communications Minister announces SIM card re-registration September 30, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following public agitations, the Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu Ekuful announced an extension of the deadline to 30th September, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>It appears the decision to extend the deadline had slowdown the exercise.<\/p>\n<p>Some people had indicated that they were yet to receive their Ghana Card, the primary identification system used for the SIM card registration.<\/p>\n<p>After the deadline, subscribers who have not yet registered their SIM cards will be blocked from making calls, browsing and receive calls.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"MpbTBDX1ozA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam News on Adom TV (29-8-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MpbTBDX1ozA?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Telcos Data from the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has shown that the number of subscribers undertaking the SIM re-registration exercise saw a significant drop after the government announced an extension of the deadline. 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