Telcos disconnect 40m telephone lines, to bar more SIMs

By Favour Unukaso BY last weekend, telecommunications operators have barred about 40 million Subscribers Identification Modules (SIM) cards not linked to owners National Identity Numbers (NIN). The Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), which disclosed this, said more telephone lines would be barred by the end of March. ALTON Chairman, Gbenga Adebayo,... Read More

Disconnection puts on hold as Globacom, MTN reach ‘agreement’

By Favour Unukaso  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that MTN and Globacom have reached an agreement to resolve the interconnect debt issue, over which the former was to disconnect the latter.    This came as the 10-day pre-disconnection notice issued by the Commission lapsed today.     However, NCC in a statement signed... Read More