The Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has revealed that the government is set to launch a self-service SIM registration app on August 2.
According to her, Ghanaians will soon have the ability to register their SIM cards from the comfort of their homes.
She made this known in a recent submission she made to address the growing concerns of Ghanaians towards the SIM re-registration exercise that is going on in Ghana.
“Self-Service SIM Registration App
The Self-Service SIM Registration App will be ready for commercial launch on Tuesday 2nd August as Virtual Private Network (VPN) connectivity and Application Programming Interface (API) integration with all MNOs was only completed this weekend due to unavoidable circumstances.
Adequate time will also be required for publicity and public education on the use of the Self-Service SIM Registration App. “
Meanwhile, the Minister has announced an extension of the deadline for SIM card re-registration to September 30.