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- 13 Feb 2016
NCC to Sanction GSM Providers over Dropped Calls
Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice-chairman/CEO, Nigerian Communications Commissions (NCC), on Friday, said the Commission would sanction telecommunication operators who defraud Nigerians through…
- 26 Jan 2009
NCC Compile Dropped Call Statistics
In a measure aimed at improving the quality of services offered by telecommunications operators in the country, Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has begun the compilation of dropped call…
- 28 Jun 2021
Danbatta Charges MNOs to Comply With KPIs on Drop-Calls
In line with its mandate of protecting and promoting the interests of consumers against unfair practices, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has once again reiterated its regulatory…
- 9 May 2018
NCC, Telcos to Face Senate over Dropped Calls, Unsolicited SMSes
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and telecommunication operators have been invited to face the senate committee on communications over the issue of unsolicited adverts and dropped calls.…
- 17 Apr 2013
Airtel Has Lowest Drop Call Rates, Least Congestion Network-NCC
Airtel Nigeria has been rated high in key Quality of Service parameters by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC’S) and the company is happy about it. According to NCC, the telecoms operator…
- 14 Oct 2013
New Tech to Check Cellular Overload, Dropped Calls
When a natural disaster strikes and too many people take to their mobile phones at once, cellular networks easily overload. But a University of British Columbia graduate student has developed a…
- 21 Mar 2021
NBS Reports Drop Voice Call Subscribers, Rise in Internet Users
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the number of subscribers for voice calls fell marginally quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) by 0.3 percent or 650,000 to 204.6 million in the fourth quarter of…
- 23 Nov 2009
New Interconnect Rate: GSM Call Charges to Drop
A new interconnect rate to be released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in a few days will lead to dramatic reduction in telecommunications tariffs but miffed services’ providers…
- 19 Feb 2020
Nigerians Pay for Calls That Did Not Connect- Lawan
Ahmad Lawan, Senate President, has charged telecommunications service providers in the country to improve their services or leave the country, saying it is wrong for Nigerians to be made to pay for…
- 3 Feb 2021
Telcos Fail NCC’s Quality Tests in 20 States
9mobile and Globacom have failed to meet key performance indicators stipulated by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the latest report by the industry regulator has shown. According to the…
- 4 Aug 2013
NATCOMS Demands N5,000 for 12 Years of Poor QoS
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has asked all GSM network operators to credit all subscribers with N5 000 as compensation for 12 years of unbearable quality of…
- 20 Feb 2020
Fashola Berates NCC for Defending Telcos Poor Qos Provisioning
Mr Babatunde Fashola, minister of Works, has slammed the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), for openly protecting telecoms companies over increasing cases of dropped calls. Fashola, said that…
- 12 May 2014
Way Out of Poor QoS in Nigeria
Telecommunications subscribers in Nigeria are daily faced with poor network service delivery that makes it impossible for them to make or receive calls. Their problems are exacerbated by drop calls…
- 30 Jan 2017
NIWBQR Studies 4G/LTE Broadband Experiences, Ranks Glo First
National Independent Wireless Broadband Quality Report (NIWBOR) has returned a not very favourable study of broadband quality of experience as well as technical quality of the networks. NIWBQR which…
- 24 Feb 2014
NCC Slams N647m Fines on GSM Operators over Poor Service
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) on Monday slammed a total fine of N647.5 million on Airtel, Globacom and MTN Nigeria, the three major GSM service providers for failing to meet the Key…
- 1 Apr 2026
NCC Insists Telcos Must Compensate Subscribers for Poor Quality of Service
Dr. Aminu Maida, executive vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has insisted that telecommunications operators must compensate subscriber for poor quality of service after a…
- 12 Jul 2019
Senate Tasks NCC,CPC, SON, on Effective Monitoring of Mobile Service Providers
The Senate yesterday advised regulatory agencies in Nigeria to ensure strict supervision of telecoms service providers for effective service delivery. This followed the adoption of a motion by Sen.…
- 17 Dec 2012
Telecom Sector under Pressure, Where is the NCC?
The telecom sector is under pressure from a number of sources: interconnection indebtedness; poor quality of services; vandalism; multiple taxation; as well as regulation among others. For one, the…
- 6 Apr 2009
Globacom Blames Vandalisation for Poor Services in Jan
Globacom, telecommunications giant has said that wanton vandalisation of its equipment in various areas of the country was responsible for its poor performance in January this year. This is coming as…
- 6 May 2026
Reps Claim NCC’s Weak Regulatory Oversight Responsible for Poor Telecom Services
House of Representatives on Wednesday claimed that Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) weak regulatory oversight, was responsible for the country’s ongoing poor telecom service quality. The…
- 15 Apr 2016
CPC Seeks Compensation from Telcos over Poor QoS
Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has requested the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to draw out a special compensation plan for telecoms subscribers for the continued poor service quality by…
- 20 Apr 2010
Survey Rates Glo Mobile Best GSM Operator
Quarterly audit of mobile telephone service providers in Nigeria has again rated Glo Mobile as the best GSM operator in the country. The latest survey results published in the Feb-March edition of IT…
- 13 Oct 2014
Broadbased Projects Aim to End Fiber Trouble Tickets- Ise-Okojie
Prince Henry Ise-Okojie, executive vice chairman, Broadbased Communications, is an experienced international business entrepreneur with over 25 years in starting and managing various…
- 19 May 2009
CV Comms Moves to Reduce Operational Cost of Telcos
CV Comms West Africa Limited, a privately owned company with operations in Europe and Africa has begun full operations in Nigeria. The company which provides complete turnkey service for a wide range…
- 14 May 2012
Airtel Capped Best Network, Launches Intelligence Nerve Centre
Airtel Networks Limited was last Wednesday capped the mobile telecommunications operator with the best service quality in the country by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The even…
- 22 Jul 2024
Subscribers Decry Poor Service Delivery by Telcos, Accuse NCC of Playing the Ostrich
Telecommunications subscribers have waxed angrily at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for pretending that everything was fine while subscribers grapple with unreliable internet and call…
- 24 Jul 2012
Solar Power, Solution to QoS – Hochet
Nigeria could be on a path to sustainable growth and have one of the best telecom services in the world, if proper investment is geared towards building renewable sources of energy to power the…
- 30 Oct 2015
Airtel Targets Business Executives with Call Assist
Airtel Nigeria, leading telecoms services provider, has unveiled “Call Assist”; a newphone call management Value Added Service (VAS) specially designed for the convenience of top corporate and…
- 28 Oct 2015
Airtel Unveils Call Assist for Business Executives
Airtel Nigeria, leading telecoms services provider has unveiled “Call Assist”; a new phone call management Value Added Service (VAS) specially designed for the convenience of top corporate and…
- 28 Nov 2016
ATCON Carpets CBN On '3-Minutes Call' Tax Proposal
The telecommunication companies in Nigeria have urged the Federal Government to drop the proposed tax on "three-minutes" calls and above. The Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria…