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- 21 Sept 2020
NCC Moves to Review International Termination Rate for Voice Services
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has embarked on a cost-based study to set the new pricing regime for mobile international termination rate (ITR) for inbound international voice calls in…
- 10 Jun 2021
NCC Concludes Cost-Based Study on International Termination Rate Determination
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded the process for determining the cost-based price of Mobile International Termination Rate (ITR) to ensure healthy competition on traffic…
- 20 Dec 2021
NCC Sets New Mobile International Termination Rate for Voice Services @ $0.045
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has determined the new International Termination Rate (ITR) for voice services paid by overseas telecom carriers for terminating international calls on…
- 2 Sept 2022
NCC Fixes New Termination Rate for International Calls
The Nigerian Communications Commission has disclosed that the new rate for fixed International Termination Rate (ITR) for voice services paid by overseas telecom carriers for ending international…
- 16 Jun 2026
NCC Begins Review Telecom Termination Rates after 8 Years
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced a comprehensive review of Mobile Termination Rates (MTR) eight years after the current rates were introduced, citing changing economic…
- 16 Jun 2026
What NCC’s New Review Could Mean for Call Costs in Nigeria
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reaffirmed its commitment to extensive stakeholder engagement in the ongoing review of Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs) and International Termination Rates…
- 1 Feb 2018
NCC set to Implement New Interconnect Mobile Voice Termination Rates
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it will arrive at a decision on rates of (interconnect) Mobile Voice Termination Rates, after studying findings of a cost based study by the…
- 21 Jun 2018
NCC Slashes Mobile Voice Termination Rate by 20%
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced a 20% reduction to the cost of national roaming which will mean subscribers will pay less for inter-network calls. The rate for national…
- 1 May 2024
Experts Seek Stricter Regulation against Call Masking, SIM-Boxing Fraud
Experts have called for stronger laws and stricter regulation to tackle security issues around call masking and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)-boxing-related fraud in Nigeria, according to the…
- 17 Feb 2017
NCC to Tighten Noose on Call Refiling, Masking & Sim-Box Fraud
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has zero tolerance for ‘Communications Fraud’ in the market. Communications Fraud entails the use of telecommunications products or services…
- 22 Apr 2018
Call Masking: NCC Makes U Turn Blames SIM Box Operators
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has blamed SIM Box operators for persistent incidence of call masking in telecommunications system. Call masking is a practice in which callers hide…
- 7 May 2024
SIM Boxing, And the Unboxing of Crime Syndicate
By Suleiman Bala Bakori Boxes have a multitude of uses, and the word “box”, lends itself to diverse contexts. For “Ajala Travelers,” the box is a necessity for keeping goods for their endless…
- 9 Apr 2014
New International Airport in Enugu Commercially Viable - Ortom
Dr. Samuel Ortom, supervising minister of Aviation, has assured Nigerians that the new international terminal being constructed at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu would be commercially…
- 27 Sept 2018
NCC Puts Losses to Call Masking, SIM Boxing @ $3Bn
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that the sector loses about $3billion in revenue occasioned by call masking/refiling and SIM boxing. Prof. Garba Umar Danbatta, executive…
- 26 Apr 2020
How NCC Stopped $3Bn Call Masking Revenue Fraud In Nigeria
The masking of foreign calls with local phone numbers was illegal, a security risk and also a threat to the revenue base of major mobile network operators (MNOs) whose networks were bypassed for such…
- 26 Sept 2013
NCA Accuses Glo Ghana of Fraud, Ordered to Close SIM Boxes
National Communications Authority (NCA), Ghana’s apex telecommunications regulatory body has asked Glo Mobile in Ghana to clamp down on the use of illegal SIM boxes on its network for international…
- 31 Jul 2019
MTN Lifts Partial Ban on Glo Calls
MTN has lifted its partial ban on calls from Globacom subscribers to its network after stakeholders intervened in the matter. This came after a breakdown in mobile communication between 46.6…
- 14 Dec 2018
NCC to Order Telcos to Refund Illegal Deductions from Subscribers
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said it may soon order telecommunication operators to refund illegal deductions from subscribers. Prof Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman, EVC,…
- 23 Mar 2009
NCC Hires Detecon, PWC to Assess Interconnect Rates
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has appointed Detecon International and PriceWaterHouseCoopers (PWC) as consultants and advisors to the Commission for the review of current interconnect…
- 24 Jan 2013
NCC Wields the Big Stick, Slashes SMS Tariff
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) this morning announced a new price cap of N4.00 per message for all domestic off-net short messaging service with effect from February 5, in the first…
- 27 Oct 2013
FAAN Deploys Advanced Threat Identification X-Ray in MMA
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has deployed a next-generation security system at the International Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport. Located at nine different passenger…
- 13 Jul 2017
ALTON Raises Alarm, Says Telcos Face Difficulty in Traffic Obligations
Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has raised alarm over upheaval task and frustrations faced by the members to settle their international call termination…
- 1 Nov 2015
Nigerian Airports—Sorry, We Are Renovating…
Last year, when some Nigerian newspapers enthusiastically carried a report by an online site curiously named Sleeping in Airports and its so-called report ,‘Best Airports To Sleep in’, which…
- 6 May 2022
NCC Rallies Media Stakeholders to Enhance Effective Reporting of Telecoms Industry
Consistent with its strategic objective of stakeholder collaboration and partnering, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently met a section of stakeholders in the mass media industry.…
- 1 Sept 2013
Verve Carters for Card Needs of Nigerians - Ifedi
Charles Ifedi is the managing director of Verve International an offshoot of InterSwitch. He is a thorough breed information Technology professional with over 15 year experience in the industry.…
- 28 Feb 2013
Mobile Operators Fret Over Future, Want Govts to Stop High Taxes
Unlike in the past when they sang with different voices, telecom operators in Africa are now united in urging Nigeria and other African countries to stop regulatory interferences and high taxes. They…
- 21 Apr 2019
Financial Inclusion Agents Decry Challenges with PoS, Others
As the central bank of Nigeria (CBN), drives financial inclusion with giant strides and NIBBS upgrading her system to accommodate the projected 600m point of sale (PoS) terminal transactions this…
- 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…
- 16 Jul 2013
Nigeria Excites International Investors-Dati
The massive intervention of the Nigerian Government in the aviation sector, by way of infrastructural, safety and security upgrades as well as human capital development is repositioning the Nigerian…
- 14 Feb 2014
British Airways Showcases Serious Customer Investment with Flight of Fancy
British Airways recently brought together the best of Britain and South Africa at 30,000 feet over Johannesburg to showcase how its £5 billion investment is benefitting customers. Some 200 guests…