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- 16 Jul 2019
ASCON Seeks Collaboration with NCC Towards Protection of Submarine Cables in Nigeria
Association of Submarine Cable Operators of Nigeria (ASCON) is seeking the partnership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) towards the protection of submarine fibre optic cables as…
- 31 Oct 2019
Cable TV Operators Lose N500m as EFCC Raid Offices
Association of Cable Operators of Nigeria (ACON) said they lost over N500m in revenue after the raid, seizure of their equipment and arrest of some of their colleagues by the operatives of the…
- 16 Oct 2019
NCC Warns Cable Operators Against Broadcast Piracy
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has indicated its commitment to intensify its enforcement of broadcast rights in the country just as it tasked licensed cable operators in Nigeria to respect…
- 16 Nov 2014
Undersea Cable Operators Make $1,650 Profit on Bandwidth
Major undersea cable companies in the country make as much as $1,650 profit on each Gigabyte of internet sold to telcos, internet service providers, banks, among others, suggesting that business is…
- 24 Apr 2024
ALTON, ATCON Urge FG to Address Telecoms Industry Challenges
The Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and The Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), representing Mobile Network Operators and telecommunication…
- 18 Jul 2025
Operators Seek Action Over Persistent Vandalization of Telecommunications Infrastructure Across Nigeria
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has expressed deep concern over the increasing wave of vandalization and theft of telecommunications infrastructure across…
- 26 Jan 2009
Nigeria Mobile Operators and Host communities
Since the emergence of mobile telephone in the 2001, combined subscription is inching close to the 50 million mark and many more yet to sign up. The potentials are still enormous given the fact that…
- 2 Oct 2012
Operators Mull Study to Stem Terror Attacks
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (Alton), the umbrella body of telecom operators has commissioned a study on the socio-economic impact of telecom operations in the…
- 29 Oct 2024
ACTIS Threatens MTN with Loss of 80m Subscribers if It Hikes Tariff
Association of Telephone Cable TV And Internet Subscribers of Nigeria (ATCIS), has warned MTN Nigeria, the largest mobile network operator in Nigeria, to desist from increasing its tariffs or else it…
- 7 Feb 2025
ATICEN Commends NLC for Suspending Strike over Telecoms Tariff Hike
Comrade Adede John Williams, president of the Association of Telecommunications, Information Technology, Cable Satellite Network Operators and Allied Services Employers’of Nigeria (ATICEN), has…
- 19 Aug 2024
ATCIS, Telecom Subscribers Group Kicks against Push by Telcos to Hike Tariff
Telecom subscribers, under the aegis of Association of Telephones, Cable TV and Internet Subscribers of Nigeria (ATCIS), recently kicked against the push by Nigeria mobile network operators (MNOs) to…
- 20 Jun 2024
Group Seeks Restructuring of N15Bn USPF
Association of Telecommunications, Information Technology, Cable Satellite Network Operators and Allied Services Employers of Nigeria (ATICEN) has again called on Dr. Bosun Tijani, minister of…
- 6 Apr 2020
ALTON Debunks Connection of 5G to COVID-19
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has said that there is no iota of truth that 5G Technology is the cause of the Coronavirus pandemic. Noting that the virus is…
- 1 Jan 2025
Subscribers Say Telcos Cannot Hike Tariff Business without Consultation
Association of Telephone Cable TV and Internet Subscribers of Nigeria (ATCIS) has said that operators would not review tariff without consulting stakeholders. ATCIS was reacting to fears to rumours…
- 4 Oct 2022
PIAFo Set for Dig Once Policy Summit to Boost Fibre Deployment
Organisers of Policy Implementation Assisted Forum (PIAFo) have concluded plans to dissect issues around formulation and effective implementation of National Dig Once Policy in Nigeria to boost fibre…
- 26 Mar 2025
Telecom Experts Call for Action to Combat Vandalism and Protect Nigeria's Critical Infrastructure
Industry leaders have identified important measures to secure telecommunications infrastructures in the country and ensure that investments in the telecoms space are protected. L-r: Associate…
- 21 May 2024
ATCON Offers Solutions to Fibre Cable Cuts in Telecom Industry
Association of Telecommunication Companies Of Nigeria (ATCON) has highlighted fibre cuts as a major stumbling block to the Nigerian telecom sector’s growth and affirmed its readiness to take…
- 18 Jul 2025
Critical Telecom Infrastructure Under Siege as Vandalism and Theft Rise – ALTON
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has decried the alarming rate of vandalism and theft of telecommunications infrastructure across the country. The association,…
- 4 Jun 2026
ALTON Warns Fibre Vandalism, Multiple Taxation Threaten Telecom Service Quality and Growth
Mr Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has expressed concern over the increasing rate of fibre-optic cable cuts, infrastructure…
- 10 Jan 2020
Telcos Claim Voicemail Does not require Regulation
Telecommunications operators in the country under the aegis of Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) have insisted that the voicemail service on mobile telephone lines does…
- 26 Jan 2015
NITEL Loses $6m to SAT-3 Shut Down
Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (NITEL), part owners of South Atlantic 3/West Africa Submarine Cable (SAT-3), has lost some $6million in the last 18 months due to a cut at the Nigerian end…
- 15 Mar 2024
Telcos Apologise for Internet Service Outage, Assure of Ongoing Repairs
Telecommunications operators in Nigeria have apologised to users for outages on their different networks caused by damage to multiple submarine cables along the West African Coast. Gbenga Adebayo,…
- 19 Apr 2024
FG Plans EO to Criminalise Fiber Cable Damage Costing Telcos Billions
Nigeria will criminalize the destruction of broadband fiber cables following repeated complaints by MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and other telecommunications companies that they are losing billions…
- 23 Sept 2019
Broadbased Communications, Dolphin Telecoms Sign MoU on Wholesale Internet Distribution to Telcos, ISPS
Broadbased Communications Limited , an Open Access Metropolitan Fiber Optic Network Operator has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Dolphin Telecom Ltd, a member of the African Coast to Europe…
- 24 Jun 2022
Collaboration Key Success Path in 5G Deployment in Nigeria, Says Danbatta
Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has stated that industry collaboration is very essential to successful deployment of 5G Services in…
- 25 May 2022
Subscribers Urge FG, Telcos to Halt Implementation of New Taxes on Phone Calls
Association of Telephone, Cable TV and Internet Subscribers of Nigeria (ATIC) has appealed to the Federal Government and telecom providers not to implement their new taxes due to their ripple effect…
- 12 May 2026
ATCON Says Telecom Network Under Threat, Urges Stronger Efforts to Protect Infrastructure
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), umbrella organization for all telecommunications and ICT companies operating in Nigeria, has warned that telecom networks in the…
- 6 Jul 2010
Broadband Brings Prosperity- Omo-Ettu
The burgeoning broadband banquet being laid out with the landing of Glo 1 and Main One, two major cable initiatives are presenting Nigeria with the opportunity of prosperity and wealth creation,…
- 20 Oct 2008
Committee on Digitization Goes to Work
Federal government has inaugurated a 25-man advisory committee to ensure the smooth transition of the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting. The committee is headed by Engr. Isaac Wakombo,…
- 18 Jan 2010
Adebayo Tasks Government on Last Mile Infrastructure
Gbenga Adebayo, chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (Alton) has charged government on the need to rebuild last mile infrastructure in order to aid…