Tag: Telecommunications
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Telecommunications: More promises, less services – By Okoh Aihe
Once upon a time, there was an Access Gap Map prepared by the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF). The map showed details of remote sites in the country or locations in not too distant environments where Telecommunications services were not available.
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For the Communications Minister, a document long overdue – By Okoh Aihe
The year 2001 is generally regarded as the tipping point of the telecommunications industry in Nigeria. That was the year the industry was democratised for ordinary folks to have access to telephony. It has been over two
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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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From Telecommunications to Broadcasting, Desperate Times indeed – By Okoh Aihe
Although this government gives the impression that things are pretty cool in the country, there are some strands of activities which really magnify the desperation with which those in authority are trying to paper over the nastiness of the times.
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Telecoms, information services record 11.54% GDP growth
The telecommunications and information services sector of the Nigerian economy recorded a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 11.54% in the second quarter (Q2) of 2018, contributing N2.5 trillion to the nation’s GDP. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports this is according to the GDP report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday. According to…
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Telecoms: NCC must avoid monopoly with Visafone spectrum transfer
There is a greater need for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to tread with caution in order to avoid monopoly with the Visafone spectrum transfer to MTN Nigeria. Given that the current MTN/Visafone spectrum transfer has raised issues among telcos operators in Nigeria, it becomes imperative that the NCC reached an informed decision to avoid…
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Telephony services: Airtel topples Glo in new market share stats
Airtel Nigeria has toppled Globacom to become the second largest telecommunications service provider in Nigeria in terms of the number of active subscribers for telephony services. This is contained in Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) industry statistics report published for the month of January analyzed by TheNewsGuru. The data showed a marginal difference of 98,561 that…
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House of Reps directs NCC to probe telecoms operators
The House of Representatives has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to immediately carry out financial forensics on all telecoms operators in the country. The directive came yesterday as telecoms operators in the country once seen as flourishing are today battling to survive. The situation has forced some telcos to rationalize staff; some have moved…
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Etisalat Nigeria: Why subscribers need not panic
Ongoing discussions to ensure the crisis rocking Etisalat Nigeria is yielding some positive results meaning subscribers on the Etisalat network need not panic, but there is more. In response to stakeholder enquiries regarding the current position on Etisalat Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently reinstates that subscribers on the network are assured of quality…
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Recession: FG yet to prioritize telecoms industry for Forex – ntel laments
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ntel, Mr. Kamar Abass, on Thursday cried out that the unavailability of foreign exchange (Forex) for telecommunications firms is fatally affecting telecoms service delivery in the country. Speaking in an interview on the challenges of the telecoms industry and the need for increased broadband access to address poor service…