{"id":1201108,"date":"2022-09-09T07:24:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T07:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/09\/some-unregistered-sim-users-blocked-from-making-calls\/"},"modified":"2022-09-09T07:24:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T07:24:01","slug":"some-unregistered-sim-users-blocked-from-making-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/09\/some-unregistered-sim-users-blocked-from-making-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"Some unregistered SIM users blocked from making calls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/26184174.295-Copy-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Ghanaians to reregister sim cards by March 2021\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Some mobile network subscribers have said they are experiencing interruptions with their phone service, following the sanctions imposed by the National Communications Authority (NCA).<\/p>\n<p>The displeased users, who have been expressing their discomfort on social media, indicated that they are unable to make outgoing calls but can receive only incoming ones.<\/p>\n<p>According to some, they received messages from their service providers that their SIM cards have been blocked \u2018partially\u2019 for two days due to their failure to re-register them using the Ghana Card.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Y\u2019ello Valued Customer, <\/p>\n<p>As directed by the NCA, all SIM cards not fully registered with the Ghana Card will be barred from using voice and data services from September 5, 2022. <\/p>\n<p>Visit https:\/\/t.co\/SDAbl66bej to link your SIM card.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoodTogether?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoodTogether<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0MB7rPODkb\">pic.twitter.com\/0MB7rPODkb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MTN Ghana (@MTNGhana) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MTNGhana\/status\/1566764794392223750?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMTN has blocked my SIM from making calls; I can only receive calls but I can\u2019t make calls. Like play, like play I can\u2019t make calls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy is MTN the only telco forcing the SIM re-registration process? I have gone through the process of registering my Ghana Card and I still don\u2019t have my card because of reasons best known to NIA,\u201d some subscribers lamented in twitter posts.<\/p>\n<p>It appears not only MTN subscribers are facing the latest restrictions in phone calls and text messages.<\/p>\n<p>AirtelTigo users who are yet to register their SIM cards are equally being restricted in the number of mobile services they can enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>This comes a day after the Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, asked mobile subscribers not to blame their service providers for failure to register their SIM cards.<\/p>\n<p>She said a full raft of punitive measures will soon be rolled out against those who fail to register their SIM cards using the Ghana Card.<\/p>\n<p>But the Minority in Parliament has stressed that the Minister will suffer the consequences for throwing her weight behind the NCA sanctions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mtn has started blocking outgoing calls for those who haven\u2019t register the sim but we the stubborn academy de3 we go use WhatsApp calls \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr.Revvy (@revvyderhymes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/revvyderhymes\/status\/1567809069460717571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My Mtn I only Dey take browse ..ago take Vodafone do calls. If they won\u2019t come to my house and register the Sim for me make them block am<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Don (@Opresii) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Opresii\/status\/1567786078488170496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\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=\"oYMqOlOF4ss\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SHS Graduates: Minority cautions Gov&#039;t against posting \u2018immature\u2019 youth to CHPS compound (8-9-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oYMqOlOF4ss?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some mobile network subscribers have said they are experiencing interruptions with their phone service, following the sanctions imposed by the National Communications Authority (NCA). 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