Last year, Nigeria’s telecom sector suffered over 50,000 fiber cuts across the country with ripple effects on service quality and huge financial losses to the mobile network operators (MNOs) via remediation and restoration. Of these cuts, 30,000 were blamed on federal and state road construction activities, telecom sector regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has…
Telecom subscribers went angry as MTN Nigeria began the implementation of the 50 per cent adjustment in end user tariff of telecom services approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in January. MTN Nigeria raised the prices of its internet plans to reflect the adjustment. The prices reviewed include a 1.8GB monthly plan for ₦1,500,…
Telecom operators have rejected the call for mass action called by the organised Labour the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). The mobile network operators (MNOs) also said they have shared their tariff templates with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) with a view to getting approval before implementation. The telcos argued that the NLC leadership ought to…
Senior workers in the telecom sector has faulted the call by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) for mass protest against the approval of 50 per cent hike in end user tariffs of telecom services in the country by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). They accuse the leadership of the Congres of taking decisions without consulting…
Telecom operators Nigeria have raised the alarm over the review of annual payment structure under the Financial Reporting Council Amendment Act 2023 (FRC Act), warning that its implementation will hurt telecom operators. Acting under the aegis of Association of licensed Telecom Companies of Nigeria (ALTON), the group warned that “the new structure would pose significant…
A leading provider of telecom and mobile money services in Africa, Airtel Nigeria has expressed gratitude for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC’s) approval of tariff adjustments for telecom operators in the country. Its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Dinesh Balsingh, who expressed the company’s appreciation of the decision to allow for a tariff increase of up…
Following the recent approval of 50% adjustment in telecommunications tariffs by the Nigerian Communications commission (NCC), the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has urged consumers to report any unfair practices or concerns through its official channels to ensure effective resolution. The FCCPC, in a statement by its Director, Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu, while…
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) yesterday sought clarity from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over its approval for 50 per cent hike in end user telecom tariffs, arguing that it’s a matter of law. Recall the mobile network operators (MNOS) had requested for a 100 per cent tariff hike but the regulator…
After a prolong agitation for an increase in end user telecom tariffs in the country by mobile carriers, regulator of the sector, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved a 50 per cent hike. And like a red rag to a bull, telecom subscribers have kicked against the approval which they said reflected the fact that…
