The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani has confirmed that telecom tariffs will increase soon but that the increase will not by 100 per cent. Rising from a stakeholders meeting with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) on Wednesday in Abuja, Tijani said that consultations and engagements were ongoing on the … Read more
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has reiterated its plea to the telecommunications industry regulators to consider increasing call tariffs. The President, ATCON, Mr Tony Emoekpere, made the plea in an interview in Lagos on New Year’s Day. ATCON is a professional, non-profit, non-political umbrella organisation of telecommunications companies in Nigeria. … Read more
The National Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS) has rejected the alleged Telecoms tariff hike and called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to nullify its approval. NATCOMS made this known in a communiqué issued after its National Exco held an emergency meeting on the planned tariff hike of Telecommunication Services in the Country. … Read more
As the year 2024 raced to an indeterminate conclusion, there was some theatre of the absurd playing out in the telecommunications industry. Tariff occupied centre stage. There was a reported tariff hike in the industry which was immediately denied by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), also reportedly. Just before the final bell could ring on … Read more
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications Ltd. from MTN Nigeria network due to the non-settlement of interconnect charges. The commission made this known in a public notice signed by Mr Reuben Muoka, the Public Affairs Director at NCC, on Friday. Exchange Telecommunications is a local and international interconnect carrier. … Read more
I have had the unenviable opportunity of living in two states and the Federal Capital Territory in the past three months. All the time, my phone is my most prized item because it connects me to my base and my family. It is really cool to be able to reach out and be reached at … Read more