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The National Communications Authority (NCA) has approved Space X Starlink GH LTD, the operator of Starlink Satellite Broadband, to provide Satellite Broadband Services in the country. This is a significant development for Ghana’s telecommunications landscape. The NCA’s decision, communicated through an official statement, on April 25, marks a pivotal milestone …

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has announced that it will require at least five weeks to completely restore internet connections nationwide. Since Thursday, March 14, 2024, Mobile Network Operations have faced disruptions due to cuts in undersea fibre optic cables, critical components for internet connectivity in Ghana. These outages have …

The National Communication Authority (NCA) has shut down four radio stations in Bawku of the Upper East Region. The affected media outlets are; Bawku FM, Source FM, Zahra FM and Gumah FM. Explaining their action in a statement issued on Saturday, February 24, the Authority said that the move was …

In accordance with information that MyGhanaMedia.com is privy to, Salt 95.9 FM, which is based in Agogo in the Asante Akim North District of the Ashanti Region, has reportedly shut down.   According to a notice from the NCA, the radio station was shut down for failing to renew its …

The National Communications Authority (NCA) says the sale and operation of Starlink in Ghana is illegal. Starlink is a satellite-based internet service provider that provides connectivity to underserved areas, as well as competitively priced service in more urbanised areas. According to the Authority, Starlink has neither been licensed in Ghana …

The National Communications Authority (NCA) says it is working with internet service provider, Surfline, to ensure that consumers’ interests in relation to data services are protected. The NCA in a press statement dated Thursday, May 18, 2023, said the authority was aware of Surfline’s operations and service outage as well …

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has ordered telecom operators to ensure that all disconnected subscriber identity modules (SIMs) comply with the 31 March 2023 deadline and are removed from SIM card registration databases. The NCA has mandated that the SIMs that have been removed from the databases of various networks …

Telecommunications companies (Telcos) in the country have begun blocking SIM cards of mobile subscribers yet to register their SIM cards. The exercise is in compliance with a recent directive from the Ministry of Communications and Digitalization. The telcos are AirtelTigo, MTN, and Vodafone.   “On November 11, 2022 the Ministry …

The minority in parliament has once again chastised the NCA and the Communications Minister Ursula Owusu Ekuful over the handling of the SIM card re-registration exercise. The NCA has now withdrawn its directive to telcos for the blocking of unregistered SIM cards which affected even some registered subscribers. Addressing the …

A Private legal practitioner Francis Kwarteng Arthur has dragged the National Communications Authority (NCA) and operators of telecommunication services in the country to court over the re-registration of SIM cards.   The Applicant is praying to the High Court to stop the collection of personal data of subscribers for the …