NCC plans radical review of consumer outreach schemes, online complaints handling
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has inaugurated an in-house inter-departmental committee to harmonise existing consumer outreach programmes with the view to develop a more impeccable way managing complaints received from online media platforms. Inaugurating the 12-member Committee, chaired by Ismail…
Minister grants NCC’s deadline extension request on crashing data price regime
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isah Pantami, weekend granted the request of the management of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to extend the earlier given five-day deadline to crash data price regime in Nigeria. However, efforts to find out…
ECOWAS nations agree to end mobile roaming tariffs January 1, 2020
New regime of digital inclusion and freedom across West African economies is set to begin from January 1, 2020 as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will scrap international roaming charges for its citizens travelling within the sub-region….
NCC report reveals millions of forced VAS on subscribers’, silent on sanctions
Latest report of the telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has shown well over eight million illegal forceful subscriptions on telecoms subscribers by Value Added Service (VAS) providers who drive their trade through Mobile Network Operators (MNOs)”. Though NCC…
Raid illegal SIM card registration centres before talking, Nigerians tell NCC
Many Nigerians have frowned at a recent statement issued by the management of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on the identified 88 illegal spots for SIM card registrations where pre-registration of SIM cards and other forms of dirty registration are…
‘Only attractive bundle packs, competitive tariff regime over MNOs can save ISPs’
There are strong indications that this may not be the best time for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the country when their service uptakes are compared with those of Mobile Network Operators (MNOs). Otherwise, the growth profile of licensed ISPs…
Channel VAS raises security of intellectual property against illegal access
Leading global fintech and data analytics company, Channel VAS Group, has stepped up access security for its exclusive Patents and Intellectual Property rights on its airtime credit and data credit products and services. The company services are live through mobile…
