MTN Ghana has said its offices would be opened for business to attend to numerous customers who are yet to register their SIM cards on Saturday and Sunday.
According to the telecommunication giant, customers should take advantage of over 6,735 community registration points created to have their biometric data captured and register their SIM cards as the deadline draws near.
Chief Sales and Distribution Officer of MTN Ghana, Shaibu Haruna, said registration agents are in markets, lorry parks and other strategic locations to help customers who need to register their SIM cards.
“We are encouraging all customers to comply with the SIM registration deadline of 31st July 2022. We have expanded our agent network across the country to ensure that every customer with a valid National ID Card can conveniently register,” he said.
“Just look out for a registration agent near you and reach out for registration. For customers who are yet to link their Ghana cards to their SIM cards, we encourage you to do so using *404# to make the process smoother for you,” he continued.
Mr Haruna added that MTN has provided a web portal to enable a lot more customers to register their SIM cards with ease aside from numerous physical registration points.
“The MTN SIM registration web portal is a channel that can be used to expedite the registration, especially for customers with multiple SIM cards. We are urging our customers to take advantage of this portal to fast-track their registrations https://simregistrationportal.mtn.com.gh,†he said.
The registration exercise which started in October 2021 is scheduled to end on July 31, 2022.
The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation has announced the mandatory registration of all SIM cards in Ghana will not be extended.
But the Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George has entreated the Ministry to extend the deadline as most Ghanaians are yet to require their Ghana card, the sole identification for the ongoing registration exercise.
Meanwhile, MTN is offering 1GB data or 60 minutes of airtime as an incentive for customers to register before the 31st of July deadline.