NCC directs telcos on tariffs transparency

By 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... Read More

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

Telecoms licensees to be accountable as Maida unveils agenda

 By Favour Unukaso GOING forward, telecommunications sector licensees will be held more accountable for all their deeds in the sector.     The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr. Aminu Maida, stated this in Lagos Thursday, during an enlarged media interaction with journalists.     Aminu, who used the occasion to unveil his plan for the sector,... Read More

NCC orders telcos to completely bar unlinked SIMs by February 2024

By Favour Unukaso THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered telecommunications operators in the country to implement full network barring on all Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) cards not linked to their National Identification Numbers (NINs) by February 28, 2024. The operators, including MTN, Airtel, and Globacom, among others, have been lettered to carry out... Read More

Telecoms operators register 301m SIMs as subscribers exchange 25.9b SMS

By Favour Unukaso  THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that in line with the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card registration exercise mandated by it, mobile operators as of December 2022 had registered 301,283,030 subscribers in the country.      Specifically, NCC said MTN had registered 123.5 million; Globacom, 65.4 million; Airtel, 64.8 million; 9mobile, 46.1... Read More

NCC approves harmonized short codes as telcos get May 17 deadline

THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed mobile network operators (MNOs) to commence implementation of approved harmonised short codes (HSC) for providing certain services to telecoms consumers in Nigeria. The commission has already set a deadline of May 17, 2023, for all mobile networks to fully migrate from hitherto diverse short codes to the... Read More

Juniper Research warns of OTT threats as messages rise

JUNIPER Research predicted a growing danger of Over The Top (OTT) business messaging cannibalising operator SMS and RCS revenue as the number of messages sent on the third-party services soars. The research company forecast the number of messages sent would grow from 93 billion this year to 254 billion by 2027, fuelled by increased... Read More