Telecom sector regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced a comprehensive review of mobile termination rates (MTR), eight years after the current rates were introduced in 2018. The Head of Competition and Tariff at the NCC, Omotayo Mohammed, disclosed this on Tuesday in Lagos while presenting a consultancy document on the review process. Mobile…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called on interested industry stakeholders to make written submissions to the Commission on the ongoing review of the National Telecommunications Policy (NTP) 2000, which consultation paper has been published on the Commission’s website. It has set Friday, March 20, 2026, as the deadline for all submissions from stakeholders to…
The Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Adebayo, has commended the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) for its exceptional performance in protecting telecommunications infrastructure across the state. Publicity Secretary, Sir. Damian Udeh, in a statement, said Adebayo gave the commendation during a courtesy visit to…
The Federal Government yesterday stated that it had finally laid to rest the proposed five per cent excise duty on telecom services introduced in the 2020 Finance Act under former President Muhammadu Buhari. Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, confirmed that President Bola Tinubu ordered the removal of the tax during…
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), the umbrella body for all mobile network operators, tower companies, and telecommunications infrastructure providers in Nigeria, has expressed its deep concerned about ongoing disruptions to the supply logistics of diesel to cell sites across the country. The group said it had received credible reports that members…
With approval from the nation’s telecommunications regulator, and to further ensure a robust conversation around the recent law declaring telecom infrastructure as a Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), positioning it as a national resource to be protected, the planned CNII & Sustainability Conference 2025 discuss has been rescheduled to hold on August 7, 2025 in Lagos….
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 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…
The Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has said the tariff in the telecommunications sector will be reviewed periodically. Edun spoke at the ongoing 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. According to him, the periodic review will ensure the tariff remains balanced and fair for both consumers…
