Tag: GSM
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Aviation authority battles telcos over infrastructure deployment
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has sparked a fierce battle against telecoms companies operating in the country, insisting they must obtain permit from the Agency before erecting high rise structures. Although, most telcos in Nigeria have third party arrangement for base stations/towers management, however, NCAA issued a very stern warning to all Global System…
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Senate condemns telecoms operators inefficiency, urges NCC invoke the law
The Nigerian Senate has condemned in strong terms the unwholesome practices by telecoms operators, and urged the Nigerian Communications Commissions (NCC) to invoke appropriate provisions of the law to protect Nigerian consumers from such practices. Senate President Bukola Saraki speaking in Abuja said unwholesome practices especially that which have to do with dropped calls in…
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Numbers of Nigeria’s Internet users continue to drop
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said Internet users on Nigeria’s telecommunications networks declined to 92,446,687 in November 2016, continuing the downward roll of October 2016. The telecommunications industry regulator made the disclosure in its latest Monthly Internet Subscribers Data released on Thursday. Since NCC authorized telecoms service providers to hike the price of data,…
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Nigeria to achieve 30% broadband penetration by 2018 – Minister
The Federal Government says the country will achieve the 30 per cent national broadband penetration by 2018 as projected in the country’s National Broadband Plan. The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, disclosed this when he featured at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. Shittu said the country had so far achieved…
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NCC anticipates increased service demands on telecoms operators
In anticipation of increased service demands, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called on telecommunications operators to strengthen Quality of Service (QoS) on their various networks in the festive season. The Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta made the call at the grand finale of the NCC-sponsored Telecoms Cup Tennis Tournament in Lagos on Sunday.…