Category: Telecom
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Subscribers kick, to challenge 50% telecom tariffs hike in court
The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) on Monday said it would challenge the Federal Government’s decision to allow telecoms operators increase tariff by 50 per cent in a court of law.
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BREAKING: NCC approves data, voice tariffs hike
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given approval to network operators in the country to increase the cost of data and voice tariffs in response to request by the telecom operators.
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USSD debts: NCC orders telcos to disconnect 9 banks
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has ordered telecommunications companies to disconnect the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) codes assigned to nine financial institutions due to unpaid debts. This was made known in a public notice signed by NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr Reuben Muoka, on Wednesday.
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Two arrested for vandalising telecom mast in Kogi
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kogi Command, says it has apprehended two suspects for vandalising an Etisalat Antenna (mast) at Okumi Area of the state capital.
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FG secures N3.2bn grant for new fiber optic backbone infrastructure
The Federal Government has secured a $2,095,000 grant (equivalent of about N3.2 billion) from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency to assess the viability of the deployment of at least 90,000 km of new fiber optic backbone infrastructure across Nigeria.
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BREAKING: Telcos to hike data, call tariffs soon – Minister
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani has confirmed that telecom tariffs will increase soon but that the increase will not by 100 per cent.
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Call for voice, data tariffs increase is serious – ATCON insists
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has reiterated its plea to the telecommunications industry regulators to consider increasing call tariffs.
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Increase in voice, data tariffs unacceptable – NATCOMS tells NCC
The National Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS) has rejected the alleged Telecoms tariff hike and called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to nullify its approval.
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BREAKING: Millions of Nigerians to be disconnected as MTN, Airtel, Glo, others set to shed service
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Monday said its members would start service shedding, if nothing was done to increase tariff.
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Debt: NCC grants MTN approval to disconnect top telecom firm
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications Ltd. from MTN Nigeria network due to the non-settlement of interconnect charges.