The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications has said, the ongoing SIM card registration exercise in the country is free of charge and no subscriber should pay any amount of money to get registered.
The statement was made in a press release dated 31st January,2022.
Read full release below
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SIM REGISTRATION IS ABSOLUTELY FREE
It has come to our attention that SOME SIM Registration agents of Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) currently registering subscribers are charging some subscribers for the registration of their SIMs.
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications on behalf of its members – AirtelTigo, MTN and Vodafone – wishes to notify its esteemed customers and the general public that the ongoing SIM registration exercise is absolutely FREE and subscribers are not supposed to pay any agent any fee. The activity is a national exercise which is being funded by government and the mobile network operators
It is therefore illegal and fraudulent for anybody to ask any customer to pay any amount as the cost of registration.
We are by this statement, cautioning individuals perpetuating this illegal and fraudulent act to desist from it. We also implore the general public to desist from paying or offering payments to the agents. Subscribers who are asked to pay or charged for registration should report the incidences to the nearest police station or to their service providers.
The MNOs remain committed to full transparency and accountability to both the Government of Ghana and its customers, and seeks the support and understanding of its customers to make this exercise a success.
Signed
Ing. Kenneth Ashigbey
Chief Executive Officer
Media Contacts: For the Chamber: David Aryeetey
david@telecomschamber.org
Editors Note
About the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunication
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunication is an industry association and a private initiative by the mobile network operators in Ghana. We are an advocacy institution established to help direct telecommunications policy, legislation and regulation, and pursue research towards the development of telecommunications.
As the voice of the mobile operators and tower companies in Ghana, we work through direct engagements with government (institutions), civil society, key stakeholders and consumers to shape the mobile ecosystem and maximize the socio-economic benefits of mobile in Ghana. The Chamber was registered in 2010 and inaugurated in 2011.
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