Tag: Telcos
SIM Registration sanctions halted
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has today redirected telcos to stop blocking the outgoing calls of persons who are yet to complete the registration...
AfCFTA Hub to stem digital payment fraud – Minister
Minister of Communications and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful says the AfCFTA Hub, an integrated and comprehensive digital platform designed to drive trade in Africa will...
Telco bosses BANNED from travel in DRC
The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned some telecommunications executives from leaving the country after they resisted paying a new tax on the industry, according...
UK banks demand tech giants, telcos reimburse online fraud victims
UK banks have urged Big Tech and telecommunications firms to take responsibility for their contribution to the rise of online fraud and voluntarily reimburse...
Malaysia operators seek control of 5G entity
The four major mobile operators in Malaysia are reportedly pressing for a combined majority stake in the organisation managing the country’s single 5G wholesale...
Open Letter to NCA Board Chair – Telcos must STOP POINTING...
Dear Sir,
I would like to bring a very important issue to the attention of your good self and to the National Communications Authority (NCA)...
NCA to start sanctioning perpetrators of “vanishing airtime”
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has issued an order to all telecom operators, value-added service providers, advertisers and content aggregators to STOP all automatic...
NCA working assiduously to end airtime vanishing problem
The National Communications Authority (NCA) says it is working assiduously to sanitize the mobile value-added service (VAS) space to ensure that players in the...
Understanding Ghana’s SIM Registration Exercise – An Insider’s Perspective (Part 1)
As of early 2021, over 157 countries globally require mandatory SIM registration with some level of proof of identity. A good number of these...
SIM re-registration: the Mistrust Between NIA and Telcos on Database
There has been series of whines by governments on fraudulent activities embarked on by unscrupulous citizens using Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards.
This has necessitated...