ALTON takes official stands on trending industry issues
The lead telecom stakeholders’ industry group, Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) Wednesday issued a broad-based statement on its stands regarding current industry issues especially regarding the NIN-SIM integration and others as follows; Update on ALTON members response…
ALTON aligns with regulator on implementation of NIN-SIM Integration Rules
The lead industry body for telecoms, Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has called for understanding by subscribers on the ongoing order by the government for the immediate integration of National Identity Number (NIN) supplied by NIMC and…
Customs waivers: Telecoms services to bounce back at border communities
In less than one week, the leadership of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has rescinded two of its policy positions found to be counterproductive to the general good and economic growth of the country. First was the removal of ban…
Dormant BTSs near land borders raise security concerns in Seme, others
Full scale implementation of none delivery of petroleum products to filling stations located within a radius of 20kms to the nation’s land borders have finally crashed telecoms services and signals within Nigerian land borders. A recent visit to Seme, Benin…
ALTON boss lists two game changers for digital economy future in Nigeria
…As ATCON boss seeks increased public-private collaboration In line with the trending new narrative of knowledge economy being driven by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, the Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of…
Force majeure imminent on telecom services near land borders—ALTON
The Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) Wednesday announced that the continued restriction of discharge of petroleum products in filling stations within 20km radius to the land borders has started affecting Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) and masts within…
Cybercrime Act of 2015 classified telecoms facilities CNI—Minister
…Reminds State MDAs that lockup, tresspass now punishable The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isah Pantami has warned ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) of the 36 states and the FCT that in line with the provisions of the…
Just in: Border towns telecoms go off as Customs no-fuel-discharge order stays
The leadership of Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) Friday evening raised an alarm of urgent national security importance, saying telecoms services across the over 150 border communities in Nigeria’s 21 Border States are going down gradually since…
Minister, NCC and unilaterial counter directives
His first shot at showing unguided over ambition in taking over the nation’s emerging communications industry was fired while even as the head of NITDA earlier this year when he, as the Director General of the agency, trespassed into telecoms…
NASS fumes, says Customs lacked powers to stop petroleum products distribution
Six days after the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) issued a unilateral order suspending supplies of petroleum products to filling stations within 20kms radius to the border, the House of Representatives Tuesday, resolved to vacate the order. Recall that the Comptroller-General…
