Apparently concerned about the seeming unwillingness of deposit money banks (DMBs) to settle the accumulated N130 billion USSD debt owed its members, the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), have threatened to take legal action in order to recover the unpaid Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), now estimated at N130 billion as of […]
…..As new revenue assurance regime kicks off soon The Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, has commended the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, and the commission on the professional regulation of the nation’s telecommunications industry. Speaking at a […]
Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Nigeria have opened discussions with the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), the telecommunications sector regulator, for the purposes of reviewing upwards the current tariff rate for their services in view of the current macroeconomic realities in the country. A news report from The Punch quoted the President of the Association of […]
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has stressed that interest of telecom services consumers be taken into consideration in the proposed tariff review now being canvassed by licensed operators in the industry. Danbatta, who gave the assurance while interacting with journalists at the […]
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, on Thursday said collaboration among telecommunications sector’s stakeholders was essential to successful deployment of 5G services in Nigeria. The industry regulator, who made this remark at the 90th Edition of the Telecom Consumer Parliament (TCP) hosted by the Consumer Affairs Bureau of […]
Barely four days after the March 31 deadline set by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for the linkage of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) with the National Identity Number (NIM) lapsed, the Federal Government on Monday ordered telecommunication companies in the country to bar outgoing calls on any line that had not complied with the industry […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced that the auction of the 3.5 Gigahertz (3.5 GHz) spectrum for the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) technology in Nigeria, will take place on December 13, 2021. The Information Memorandum (IM) presented by the commission at a stakeholder engagement forum organised on 5G spectrum in Lagos indicated it […]
Key Federal Government agencies and top players in the nation’s telecommunications sector on Monday ended their meeting with a six-point measure to forestall future indebtedness and disruption of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services channel to bank customers nationwide. USSD is a critical channel for delivering financial services, particularly for the underserved and/or financially excluded. […]
The Federal Government has approved the opening of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) swap centres in all the 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) nationwide. A joint statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs at Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, and the Head, Corporate Communications, Mr. Kayode Adegoke, indicated the approval was taken during the fourth […]
The Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has raised serious concern over the likelihood of major disruption of telecommunication services in 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) following the sealing of telecom infrastructure by Kogi State Government over alleged tax defaults of telcos. The National Chairman of the association, Engr. Gbenga […]