Issues on interconnect debts won’t disconnect subscribers from networks—NCC
Telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has assured the general public that none of the over 160million telecoms subscribers in Nigeria will be disconnected or suffer service disruptions as a result of its recent order to permit the disconnection…
ATCON deflates NCC’s claim of 30.9% broadband penetration in November
Series of telecoms statistics rolled out by the telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Thursday have generated divergent reactions from leading industry stakeholders who viewed some of the data as unreliable and unverifiable. Yesterday, the Commission through its…
Next Level: Buhari pledges internet access, silent on way out of industry worries
More details have continued to be deciphered from the recently released President Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘Next Level’ Campaign Document for the 2019 Presidential election. The document assured the administration’s commitment to granting increased internet access to the poorest in the society….
Only tailored ICT policies can position sector to match oil industry in GDP–ATCON
The second Vice President of Association of telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Engr Muyiwa Ogungboye has called for appealing development policies tailored to situate the nation’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for massive investments that will deepen growth. Speaking in…
Minister unveils ICT Roadmap 2017-2020, sensitizes private sector on investments
The Minister of Communications, Dr. Adebayo Shittu on Monday in Lagos, unveiled the federal government’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) roadmap 2017-2020 designed to drive the nation’s march to knowledge economy. The event was also used by the Ministry to…
Teniola-led new Exco begins fresh tenure as ATCON group ends AGM in Lagos
President of the Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Engineer Olusola Teniola, was on Thursday, returned unopposed for second term in office at the 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the telecoms industry leading pressure group in Lagos. In…
New 1st Vice President of ATCON, Nnamani seeks fresh interconnect settlement scheme
The newly elected first Vice President of Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) and chief executive of Medallion Communications Limited, Mr. Iyke Nnamani has called on the telecoms regulatory authority, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to think outside the…
Until NCC, through FG reviews RoW in states, Infracos can’t do much—ATCON boss
The President of Association of telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Engineer Olusola Teniola, has opened up on the key challenge frustrating the effective delivery of broadband services across the country by all the licenced Infrastructure Companies (Infracos). Infracos are companies…
Surging Nigerian internet users may get stocked by weak broadband soon—BHIU
With the recent report released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on its website that Nigeria’s internet Users have hit 100.9m in February from 1.2 million in January, the indication is rife that very soon, available infrastructure will begin to…
High cost of optic fibre leasing frustrating target 30% broadband penetration—ntel
Contrary to the claims of the Minister of Communications, Barr. Adebayo Shittu and Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta that enabling environments are on ground to drive the meeting of 30 per cent broadband penetration,…
