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- 28 Apr 2022
Telcos Collaborating with NCC, NIMC to Unblock Barred Lines – ALTON
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), umbrella body for telecoms operators in Nigeria has said it is working in collaboration with the Nigerian Communications…
- 30 Dec 2022
Nigerians to Pay More on Calls, Data In 2023
The 160 million mobile phone users in the country, are expected to pay more on calls and data in 2023 as the federal government infused 5 per cent excise duty on telecoms services in the 2022 Finance…
- 22 Mar 2010
Main One Appoints Team for Commercial Operation
A head the landing of its submarine cable, Main One Cable Company has appointed top management staff in preparation for offering commercial services starting from the middle of this year. Among the…
- 4 Jun 2021
ALTON, IXPN Endorse Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on IG4D 2021
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has endorsed this year’s Nigeria DigitalSENSE Africa Forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D), slated for…
- 4 May 2022
Telcos Propose 40 Per cent Tariff Hike for Data, Calls
Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), umbrella body of licensed telecoms operators has asked for a 40 per cent increase in the cost of calls, SMS and data due to…
- 29 Mar 2022
ALTON Warns of Imminent Telecom Blackout In 11 States
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has expressed its concern about the shutting down of telecommunications facilities in Kogi state as a result of disputes…
- 14 Aug 2019
NITDA Clarifies Regulatory Infractions Allegation By ALTON
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has cleared the air on the allegations made by Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) that it engages on…
- 8 Jun 2020
ALTON Blames Negative Power of Social Media, Uninformed Persons for 5G Coronavirus Link
Negative use of the power of social media has been blamed over the amplification of porous claims by uninformed individuals who said that Fifth Generation (5G) Mobile Networks have links to…
- 14 Nov 2019
Telcos, Minister Disagree on Deactivation of Voicemail on Phone Lines
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has reacted to the directive by Dr. isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy, to deactivate voicemail on…
- 28 Apr 2015
ALTON Expresses Commitment to Internal Self-Regulation
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has expressed commitment to internal self-regulation in the association as a way of addressing anti market practice in the…
- 23 Mar 2020
Covid-19: Telcos Move to Ensure Hitch-free Telecoms Services
Telecommunications operators under the aegis of Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), rose from an emergency meeting, where it took far-reaching decisions and made strong…
- 9 Nov 2023
AfriTECH 3.0: Maida Urges Service Providers to Embrace TaaS
Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the convergence of Technology-as-a-Service and infrastructure deployment…
- 10 Apr 2023
Stakeholders Worry Over Possible Dominance of Starlink on Nigeria's ISPs Market
Contrary to popular opinion, stakeholders in the Nigerian telecommunications industry have expressed their worries over the possible dominance of Starlink in Nigeria's Internet Service Providers…
- 8 Feb 2013
Interferences Lead to Poor QoS – Adebayo
Gbenga Adebayo is the chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (Alton) and chief executive officer of Communications Network Support Services (CNSS), a leading…
- 2 Feb 2020
Telcos Hike Tariffs for Calls, Data as FG Begins 7.5% VAT
Telecoms subscribers have started paying more for calls and data services as the federal government begun February 1, the implementation of the 7.5 per cent VAT, which was increased from 5 per cent.…
- 5 May 2022
Subscribers Reject Proposed Plans by Telcos to Hike Tariff
Telecommunications service subscribers have opposed the planned increase in the cost of voice calls, short message services (SMS) and data services in the country. They were reacting to the letter by…
- 11 Apr 2021
Banks Wriggle to Avoid Payment of N43Bn Owed Telcos
The dispute over the N42 billion owed telecommunications operators in the country by money deposit banks took a new dimension at the weekend as the banks claimed they are not indebted to the telcos…
- 10 May 2024
Tariff Increase Advocacy Gains Momentum as GSMA Report Reveals Industry Insights
While the advocacy for tariff increase remains under deliberations, revelations in the latest Groupe Spécial Mobile Association (GSMA) digital economy report have watered the ground for an increased…
- 26 Jun 2022
NCC's Report Says Telcos Operating Cost up by N256Bn
The operating costs of telecommunication companies in Nigeria rose from N1.4trillion in 2020 to N1.66trillion in 2021, showing an increase of N265.25billion, according to ‘2021 Subscriber/Network…
- 10 Sept 2012
Broadband as Potential for Economic Growth
Broadband has become a key priority of the 21st Century, and its transformative power as an enabler for economic and social growth makes it an essential tool for empowering people, creating an…
- 28 Jul 2019
Stakeholders seek Infrastructure build out to connect the Rural areas
Information and Communications Technology stakeholders have reemphasized need to bridge the digital divide between the connected and unconnected in our society. They made this call at the 2019…
- 17 Dec 2020
NESREA, EPRON, NUJ Commend ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue
Prof. Aliyu Jauro, director-general of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), and Mrs Ibukun Faluyi, executive secretary, E-Waste Producer Responsibility…
- 2 Mar 2021
FG Approves SIM Swap Centres, Extension of Enrolment Licence Tenure
The federal government has given mobile network operators (MNOs) approval to establish dedicated SIM Swap Centres across the Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Nigeria. This is one of the outcomes of…
- 28 Dec 2020
e-Waste: NESREA Regulation Provides for EPR says DG
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has said that its 2011 regulations on Electrical/Electronic was based on life cycle approach and has provision on…
- 4 Jun 2012
N1.17Bn Fine Tears Telecom Industry Apart
The recent N1.17 billion sledge hammer on the four major mobile operators in the country for allegedly failing in their key performance indicators has thrown up a varied assortment of issues ranging…
- 30 Nov 2014
Broadband Supply not Well Stimulated Yet– Oladepo
Kazeem Olawale Oladepo, general counsel, MainOne had prior to joining MainOne was director, Corporate Strategy and Development at Starcomms Plc. He had also served as the head of Legal/Regulatory…
- 22 Sept 2019
MoDiTECH 2019 Focuses on the Power of Digital Services
Today, it’s just hard to predict exactly the next disruptions in the technology ecosystem and trends that will transform human lives more so as these powerful disruptions are dismantling the entire…
- 18 Dec 2024
TeamApt's Dennis Ajalie Highlights Importance of Collaboration in Digital Payments
TeamApt Ltd’s Managing Director, Dennis Ajalie, has said that fintech companies and banks play very complimentary roles in deepening payment products and services for users while acknowledging that…
- 10 Nov 2009
Ndukwe Inducted into Legends of Tech Hall of Fame
The need to cushion the effect of economic meltdown through the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tool was the focus of a ground breaking debate tagged “ An Evening…
- 9 Apr 2021
Nigerian Banks Deny Owing MTN, other Telcos
Nigerian banks yesterday claimed they are not indebted to MTN Nigeria and other phone companies for using Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) shortcode service to provide payment services.…