The Communication Minister, Samuel Nartey George, has revealed that Cabinet has approved a completely new SIM registration exercise following what he described as an extensive review of the previous process. According to the Minister, the earlier exercise faced several challenges, including weak biometric enforcement, data inconsistencies and cases of registration fraud. He disclosed this during […]
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has introduced stricter, enforceable performance standards for mobile telecommunications services. The regulator is tightening rules on call quality, internet speed, and messaging delivery across all Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs). In a statement dated Sunday, February 15, 2026, the regulator said it has amended the Quality of Service (QoS) […]
The Ghana Police Service has arrested blogger Samuel Amadotor of Dklassgh.net for allegedly publishing false information about the former board chair of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Mr Okatakye Boakye Danquah Ababio II, according to a statement issued by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The CID, in a release signed by Chief Inspector Brigitte Babanawo, […]
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced the registration of more than 100 virtual asset service providers (VASPs) under a new policy to regulate the country’s growing cryptocurrency market. In a release dated November 5, 2025 and a policy paper titled Ghana’s Policy Position on Virtual Assets and Service Providers, the BoG outlined Ghana’s first national framework for regulating […]
The Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has said a multi-agency taskforce has been formed to tackle the cross-border piracy of DStv decoders smuggled from Nigeria into Ghana. Speaking at a media briefing in Accra on Monday [Sept 29, 2025], Mr Sam George said the task force was one of the […]
President John Dramani Mahama has instructed the Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation to work with the National Communications Authority (NCA) to reinstate the broadcast licences of 64 radio stations shut down over regulatory infractions. A statement from the Presidency, issued on Thursday, June 12, 2025, said that although the actions taken by the […]
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has approved the application of Space X Starlink GH LTD, operators of Starlink Satellite Broadband, to offer Satellite Broadband Services in Ghana. Advertisement The approval of the application follows the policy approval of the Satellite Licensing Framework in Ghana by the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation. The administrative processes toward […]
The Director-General of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Dr. Joe Anokye has provided assurance to the public that potential internet disruptions will not compromise the integrity of the December 7 elections. He attributed the disruptions to natural causes rather than any individual actions. Dr. Anokye emphasised that the government has no intentions of interfering with […]
There is a nationwide internet disruption in Ghana and according to the National Communications Authority (NCA), it is due to outages on multiple submarine fibre optic cables that connect Ghana. The NCA in a press statement explained that multiple undersea cable disruptions have affected Mobile and Fixed Data services nationwide in Ghana. It said the […]
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has educated operators of 16 FM stations on the technical aspects of its digital audio broadcasting (DAB) trial which is scheduled to begin on August 1, this year. The participants also included KNET, the technical partners for the project, among others, who are part of the upcoming trials in Accra […]
Beginning August 1, 2023, digital audio broadcasting trial will start in Accra and Kumasi, the National Communication Authority (NCA) has announced. The National Communications Authority (NCA) is pleased to announce the commencement of a Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) trial in Accra and Kumasi. FM stations involved in this trial will be heard simultaneously in Accra […]
About 11 million active Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards yet to be re-registered with the Ghana Card risk disconnection and deletion tomorrow as the deadline for the exercise expires today. Following this development, hundreds of people, majority of whom are trying to register their SIMs for the first time, have thronged some National Identification Authority […]
