By Favour Unukaso TELEPHONE services may anytime from now experience disruptions as telecommunications operators have reiterated the need to load shed their operations to stay afloat. Telcos under the aegis of Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Monday said service shedding is critical to their survival since tariff hike appears not in […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso ELON Musk satellite firm, Starlink, a player in Nigeria’s telecommunications sector has announced hike in its subscription fees in the country, effective January 27, 2025.The firm made the announcement in a public notice on Friday. This new development is coming about two and half months after it was suspended by the […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications limited from MTN over interconnect debt. Interconnect debt is the accumulation of stipulated amount of money recorded over a period of time for all telecoms calls that were generated from one network and terminated on another network. NCC in a […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the renewal of the spectrum lease agreement between MTN Nigeria Communications PLC (MTN Nigeria) and Natcom Development and Investment Limited (NTEL). This new agreement now includes coverage in all states including the FCT. This agreement covers the lease of NTEL’s 5MHz frequency division duplex […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso AMID concerns of not deploying services two years after obtaining the Fifth-Generation (5G) network licence from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mafab Communications has said that it is steadily advancing the technology in Nigeria. The NCC granted licenses to MTN Nigeria and Mafab Communications Limited to roll out 5G services on August […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso ABOUT two years after its commercial launch in Nigeria, the Fifth-Generation (5G) network has hit 2.1 per cent penetration. Subscription statistics released on Monday by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) confirmed this. As of quarter one, precisely March, when NCC last released industry data, 5G penetration stood at 1.24 per cent. […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has denied approving price hike for Elon Musk’s Starlink, for increasing its subscription price in Nigeria. NCC in a statement on Tuesday said it came as a surprised to it and the country. Recall that news broke at the weekend that Starlink had increased its […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will conclude the SIM-NIN verification exercise by September 14, 2024. NCC in a statement, Wednesday, said the country has made significant progress in the Federal Government’s 2020 policy to link all Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) to National Identity Numbers (NINs). The Commission informed that to date, over […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Federal Government has finally signed the ‘Designation and Protection of Critical National Information Infrastructure Order, 2024.’ The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, disclosed this on Wednesday. Via his X handle, Tijani said, “I would like to appreciate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the release […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a directive to telecommunications operators to simplify their tariff plans, bundles, and promotional activities. This move aims to provide clear, easy-to-understand, and accurate information about the cost of voice, short messaging service (SMS) and data services to subscribers. The directive, titled: “Guidance on the Simplification […]
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