The University of Ghana’s 68th Student Representative Council (UGSRC) has announced that the Telecel tertiary bundle, introduced under the 67th Administration, will now be optional.
This decision follows student opposition to the Telecel SIM card policy, which prompted the UGSRC to engage service providers and university management to revise the mandatory enrollment. The original policy required students to pay a semester fee in exchange for a SIM card and data package.
In a statement issued by the UGSRC on November 25, 2025, enrollment into the policy has been made optional for continuing students while remaining compulsory for freshmen.
Speaking to Univers News, the 67th UGSRC Vice President, Jeffery Adu Yeboah, explained that continuing students at the University of Ghana can now decide whether to enrol in the Telecel SIM card policy. Unlike the earlier arrangement under the 67th Administration, students who opt out will still retain access to their SIM cards, though they will not receive the monthly bundle.
”The SIM card will work after opting out of the package. You will use it as a normal SIM, but you will not be credited with the 5GB every month. If you are going to continue using the service, it means that currently, the cost was GH¢122 paid for the academic year.”
He further noted that continuing students who choose to remain on the tertiary bundle will have the cost added to their next academic fees, while those opting out will not.
”I’m not so sure if the same amount will be maintained for the next academic year, but if you decide you want to continue, then whatever amount is agreed upon will be added to your fees. If you decide to opt out of the service completely, you will not be charged again.”
Meanwhile, the current UGSRC Vice President, Gyampo Derrick Ebenezer Ayeh, emphasized that continuing students may continue using their SIM cards even after opting out.
“So on this note, if you happen to opt out of the package, you can still use the sim card, but then you won’t have access to the subsidised tertiary bundles.”
He reiterated that while participation is optional for continuing students, it will be compulsory for incoming freshmen.
”We had conversations with Telecel and University Management to see how the package could be reviewed. We then came to a conclusion that it would be optional for continuing students and compulsory for freshers.”
The UGSRC has urged continuing students to declare their interest in the Telecel tertiary bundle by November 30, 2025.
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Story by Ruth Besang and Kelvin Owusu Andam| univers.ug.edu.gh
Edited by Deborah Owusu
