Category: Telecom
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A government and a regulator in difficult placement – By Okoh Aihe
A government should be concerned about demonstrable proof of performance, what the political savvy would call the dividends of democracy, for it to earn sustainability into the future. But where there are evidential reasons making performance impossible, the government should, at least, maintain structures inherited.
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FG shelves five percent duty on telecom services
The Federal Government has put on hold the proposed five percent excise duty on telecommunications services. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, announced the suspension in Abuja on Monday. Pantami said the decision to suspend the tax was arrived at by stakeholders, asserting that the telecommunications sector already has challenges of…
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BREAKING: After public outcry, FG suspends proposed telecoms tax
The federal government of Nigeria has suspended the proposed 5% excise duty on telecommunication services, according to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami.
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NCC raises alarm over destruction of telecom facilities
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that over 50,000 cases of major destruction of telecom infrastructure and facilities have been reported across the country in the past five years, raising alarm over the implication of these incidents to the quality of telecommunications services in Nigeria.
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Over 50,000 telecom infrastructure destruction reported in 5 years
Over 50,000 cases of major destruction to telecom infrastructure and facilities have been reported across the country in the past five years, raising alarm over the implication of these incidents to the quality of telecommunications services in Nigeria.
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Telecom: NCC issues new ITR for implementation
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has issued an amended Determination of Mobile (Voice) International Termination Rate (ITR), for implementation in the Nigerian Telecommunications Industry. NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr Reuben Muoka, who made this known in a statement, on Thursday in Abuja, said the implementation would be effective from Thursday.
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MTN leads the way to a 5G world – By Okoh Aihe
The 5G technology is a big pie, a really big pie. Every country in the world wants to have a hand in it, especially those who have gone beyond the scramble for the daily grind of life. Some are front runners, doing their stuff on the fast lane. A whole lot are pretenders trying to…
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Danbatta urges Nigerians to protect telecoms infrastructure
The Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC)of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta says Nigerians have a duty to protect telecommunications infrastructure in the country.
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5G network: Where and how to get access to service in Nigeria
Fifth-Generation (5G) mobile network went live at 190 locations across Nigeria on Wednesday, with MTN becoming the first telecommunications provider in the country to launch the much anticipated mobile network in the country.
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5G mobile network goes live in Nigeria across 190 locations
Fifth-Generation (5G) mobile network has gone live at 190 locations across Nigeria, with MTN becoming the first telecommunications provider in the country to launch the much anticipated mobile network in the country.