Tag: ALTON
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Banks begin deducting USSD charges from customers’ airtime today
Telecom subscribers in Nigeria will now be charged directly by their mobile network operators for Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services, starting Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
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Telecom operators justify 50% tariff hike
The Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has justified the recent 50 per cent hike in telecom tariffs, citing the need to adapt to rising economic pressures and ensure the sustainability of the industry. Mr Gbenga Adebayo, the Chairman of ALTON, said this during an interview on television monitored by NAN on Tuesday…
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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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Undersea cable cuts: Telcos apologise for network outages
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria have apologised to users for outages on their different networks caused by damage to multiple submarine cables along the West African Coast.
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Telecom operators threaten to block USSD banking
Telecom operators in Nigeria have threatened to block debtor banks from accessing the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) banking service anytime soon.
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Anxiety as telecoms operators propose tariff hike for voice, data services
Telecom operators in the country, under the auspices of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) have presented demands for the upward review of the mobile termination rate for voice services and the institution of an interim adjustment of the telecom industry’s floor price for voice and data services.
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Telecom operators to disconnect banks over N120bn USSD debt
Telecommunications Operators in Nigeria say they have been granted approval by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to disconnect banks over N120 billion Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt.
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Debt by banks threaten customers’ ATM use, other digital banking businesses
Customers are facing the risk of not being able to conduct financial transactions on their accounts as telecommunication companies are threatening to withdraw services to banks. This, TheNewsGuru gathered, is as a result of debts being owed telecomm operators by banks and other financial institutions in Nigeria who are also unwilling to pay their debts.…
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NCC allays fears on service providers’ agitation for tariff increase
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has allayed the fears of Nigerians that no tariff increase will be effected by telecom operators without due regulatory approval by the Commission.
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Telecom Operators rule out 5G interference with flights
Telecom Operators rule out 5G interference with flights