The Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), two umbrella bodies representing Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and telecommunication companies in Nigeria, have called upon the government to take decisive action in addressing the current challenges undermining the growth of the nation’s telecommunications industry. In a statement […]
Telecommunications companies in the country at the weekend disclosed that over 40 million subscribers who did not present their National Identity Numbers (NIN) in line with Nigeria’s Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) and NIN linkage policy had been disconnected from service providers’ networks. The chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Engr. […]
In its efforts to improve the efficiency of key agencies critical to making the digitization of the nation’s economy attainable, the Federal Government has created two new companies from the Nigerian Communications Satellite {NIGCOMSAT). The two new entities are the Satellite Infrastructure Company (SIC) and the Satellite Broadband and Broadcasting Company (SBBC). The Minister of […]
After two days of picketing of MTN Nigeria’s office in Lagos by the organized labour over alleged anti-labour practices, the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) today said would advise the telecom operator to consider preventive shutdown of its network. The ALTON Chairman, Mr Gbenga Adebayo, in a statement pointed out that the […]