IMessage error after migrating from old hard drive

After I used migration assistant to transfer my user account from my old hard drive to my new one, every time I try to use iMessage, I get this error
Does anyone know how I can fix this?

Hi,
With that messages there is no other option than doing what it says.
At the beginning of Mountain Lion it was Free, but now people are reporting that Apple are charging for the phone call.
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