According to the National Communication Authority (NCA), operators and the NCA are currently working together to develop a shortcode that the general public can use to check whether their phone numbers have been connected to their Ghana cards.
The NCA noted in a Facebook post that the code is intended for use by individual individuals to see if their numbers have been linked. The SIMs attached to the Ghana Card will be shown following a verification process, according to the NCA, and anyone can use the shortcode on their phone.
The NCA in a statement stated; “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 the same when the shortcode is operational, by the end of April 2023, after the testing has been completed and approved.
The SIM Card Re-Registration Exercise started in October 2021.
According to the government, the exercise would help develop and build a SIM database with integrity, which will assist in the curbing of fraudulent activities and the securing of SIM Card based transactions.
In accordance with Regulation 7(I) of the National Identity Register, the Ghana Card is the only Identification Document that shall be used for individual SIM Card Registrations.
