NCA to introduce shortcode for verifying phone numbers linked to Ghana Cards
Sim Cards registration
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has made it known to the Public it’s plan to create a system that will enable the sim card users to verify the number of SIM cards linked to their Ghana Cards.
There have been many reports of simcards being linked to the Ghana Card of many Ghanaians without their knowledge and approval.
The National Communications Authority, NCA in a social media post said that it has actively engaged the various telecommunication networks on launching a shortcode that will allow subscribers to verify the number of SIMs linked to their Ghana Cards.
“The NCA and the Telcos have already been actively working on a short code for Individual Subscribers to verify the number of SIMs associated with a Ghana card; you just type the shortcode on your phone, and after a verification process using your Ghana card pin, the number of SIMs associated with the Ghana card will be displayed.
There will be no need for Subscribers to physically go to the Telco to verify same when the shortcode is operational, by the end of April 2023, after the testing has been completed and approved.”
The Ministry of Communication started the SIM re-registration in the year 2021 in what vice president Mahamudu Bawumia said is to “rid the country’s cyberspace of fraud, monitor and track down persons who use their phones for criminal activities.”
SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh
