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How to RICA your Telkom SIM online – Before we delve into how to RICA your Telkom

SIM online, you must first know what RICA means.

RICA is an abbreviation for Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act. The act states that all mobile phone users must register their SIM cards to use them.

During the registration process, you will need to provide your personal details as well as your house address.

Telkom has really made the process of registering your SIM online so easy that you do not need to be a technical expert to do this. All that you will need to do is to follow some simple steps which do not take more than fifteen (15) minutes.

In this article, I will be taking you through how you can successfully RICA your Telkom SIM online and so I would urge you to stick with me till the end of the article if you are looking forward to knowing how to RICA your Telkom SIM online.

How To RICA Your Telkom SIM Online

Before you can successfully RICA your Telkom SIM card online, you must follow some processes. In fact, the first thing that you must do before starting these processes is to gather all the documents you need in the right format. Once you gather these documents, do the following;

Visit the URL, https://rica.telkom.co.za/. This is the online platform provided by Telkom that will help you to RICA your SIM card.

Once the page opens, locate the START RICA tab and click on it. This will open another page where the real process will begin.

On this new page, you will need to enter some details, and these details are your first name, your last name, your Republic of South Africa (RSA) ID number, and the SIM ICCID number. The SIM ICCID number can be found at the back of the new SIM pack you have purchased.

After entering these details, you will need to click on next and this will open another page for you. On this new page, you will be required to enter your personal details as well as your contact details.

After entering your personal and contact details, the next step in the Telkom SIM RICA process is to verify your contact details. Bear in mind that once you enter your contact details, Telkom will send you an email as well as an SMS message. The SMS message or email will contain a link from Telkom and this link will enable you to complete the process. Here, there are two ways that you can use to complete the process. You can use the email approach which will require that you use a laptop or use the SMS which will mean using a phone. Any of the two ways will work perfectly since the link that you received in both cases is from Telkom.

The next step is to verify your Republic of South Africa (RSA) identity card. Remember you entered your Republic of South Africa (RSA) identity card number in the first step, so this step is just to ascertain whether you entered the right number. In this step, you will need to upload a copy of the identity document on the platform. Once again, it must be known that the required formats are PDF, PNG, JPG, and JPEG.

At this stage, you are getting to the end of the Telkom SIM RICA process. Here, you will have to provide proof of residence. Documents that can be used to show proof of residence include your utility bill, store account statement, or bank statement, and the required format for these documents should be PDF, PNG, JPG, or JPEG.

The last step in the Telkom SIM RICA process is to verify your photo. Before you do this, you will need a device that has a camera because you will need to take a photo of yourself and upload it. After this process, you have successfully registered your SIM card.

Once you are done with the process, you will receive an SMS. You must have it at the back of your mind that the Telkom SIM RICA online process can be completed in less than twenty (20)

minutes. Also, the Telkom SIM RICA portal is zero-rated and this means that it does not consume any of your data.

Documents Needed To RICA My Telkom SIM Online?

Since it is quite easier to RICA your Telkom SIM online, you must have in mind that you will need some documents to successfully RICA your Telkom SIM. These documents will help in the process and without these documents, there is no way you can RICA your SIM.

To RICA your Telkom SIM, you will need the following documents;

• A South African ID
• You must provide your address and to prove this, you must present any of the following – utility bill, bank statement, existing lease, cell phone, or retail account. You must know that the documents that you will present must not be older than three (3) months.
• Your smartphone
• The SIM card to be registered There are a lot of people who normally ask whether they should willingly give out their sensitive information during the process thinking their data and information could not be protected. If you are part of these people, then there is good news because there is no cause for alarm. This is because all the personal information and data that you will provide during the registration process is highly protected. It is protected under the protection of personal information act and you must be rest assured that there is no way it will be distributed or used for marketing as well as promotional purposes. Additionally, since the RICA is done online, you must provide the documents in a certain format. The required formats in which the documents must be provided in are PDF and image (JPG, JPED, PNG). Anything aside from these formats will be rejected by the system and in the long run, you might end up not being able to RICA your Telkom SIM card successfully.

Hope the explanation given in this section of the article has really revealed the documents that you will need to RICA your Telkom SIM online.

Where Can I Register My Telkom SIM Card?

Aside from registering your Telkom SIM card online, you can also register your SIM card at some of the major retailing points like Pick n Pay, Game, and HiFi. One other place where you can register your SIM is any Telkom store that can be found near you. Have in mind that you will need your documents when registering your Telkom SIM card at these venues.

How Do I Register My Telkom SIM Card On My Phone?

If you are thinking of registering your Telkom SIM card on your phone using a Telkom USSD code, then I am here to inform you that there is no way you can do this. This is because Telkom has disabled the process of people registering their Telkom SIM cards using USSD so the only option available is to use the online process or visit any Telkom shop that can be found near you to register your Telkom SIM card.

I hope the above explanation in this section has really quenched any questions that you might have had concerning registering your SIM card on your phone using USSD.

How Do I Register My Telkom SIM Card Online?

Registering your Telkom SIM online can be done by visiting the URL, https://rica.telkom.co.za/ and clicking on the START RICA tab. Once you click on the tab, you must follow the prompts to complete the process.

How Do I Activate My Telkom SIM Card?

Activating your Telkom SIM card can be done easily and this can be done by following some simple steps. Before you can activate your SIM card, you must first RICA your Telkom SIM card, and after successfully registering your SIM, do the following to activate your Telkom SIM;

After registering your Telkom SIM card, you will notice that you will receive a message to show you have successfully registered your SIM. Once you receive the message, proceed to recharge your SIM card with some call credit. Immediately after the recharge, you have activated the SIM card and you can now begin to use your Telkom SIM without any problem.

How Do I Know If My Telkom SIM Is RICA?

Knowing if your Telkom SIM is RICA is not something difficult to do. Checking if your SIM is RICA is just checking if your SIM has been registered or not. To know if your SIM is RICA, just dial the code, *232#. After dialing kindly press the call key and promptly, your registration

details will be displayed for you to see. If you have not registered, you will be notified and you can go ahead to register. So, there is no need to panic if you check and you are told that you have not registered.