Tag: Nigerian Communications Commission

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Nigerians used 721,522 terabytes data Jan 2024 – NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission has revealed that Nigerians used a total of 721,522 terabytes of data in January this year.As the Commission started to publish statistics, this has been the most consumed data in one month.As a result of the increased activity during the festive period, data consumption jumped to 713,200 terabytes in December 2023, […]

NCC, CBN resolves N120bn USSD debt
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NCC, CBN resolves N120bn USSD debt

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, has disclosed that the outstanding debt of N120 billion owed by banks for the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data to telecom operators has been settled. With this, he claimed that the banks had consented to pay off the accumulated debt and keep paying for […]

NCC, Telecom operators urge states to review policies for broadband expansion
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Telcos record 6.18 million new subscribers in four months

6.18 million Global System for Mobile Communications subscribers joined the national network between January and April this year, according a new industry statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission. Also, the number of active telephone connections per 100 inhabitants within all areas in Nigeria increased to 105.65 per cent (201.67 million subscriptions) in April. The NCC’s […]

NCC, Telecom operators urge states to review policies for broadband expansion
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Call, SMS cost hike not possible now —NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission has said there would be no tariff increase for calls and short messaging services by the telecommunication companies without cost-based and empirical studies and regulatory approval. The NCC, in a statement on Friday by its Director of Public Affairs, Ikechukwu Adinde, said it received a letter from mobile network operators to […]

NCC, Telecom operators urge states to review policies for broadband expansion
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Vandalism, hostile community, setbacks to telecoms industry – NCC

The Nigerian Communications Commission has urged Nigerians to protect telecommunications infrastructure, saying that vandalism, theft, and hostility from the host community are among the major setbacks to the telecoms industry. The Director, Zonal Operations, NCC, Amina Shehu, said this at a sensitisation programme organised by the commission at Wannune, Tarka Local Government Area of Benue […]