23 results
- 27 Aug 2021
NCC Releases Updated Quality of Service, KPI Standardsf for Telecoms Firms in Nigeria
In its efforts at ensuring that telecoms consumers continue to have access to high quality services by telecoms operators, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has updated and released both…
- 17 May 2017
NCC Sets New KPI for QoS, Says Telecoms Contributes 15trn to Economy
The Nigerian Communications Communications (NCC), on Tuesday said telecoms sector contributed about N15 trillion to the Nigerian economy since the liberalisation of the industry sixteen years ago.…
- 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…
- 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…
- 25 Jun 2012
The Telco Business As a Service Provider
The recent feud between MTN, Glo, Airtel and Etisalat – , Nigeria’s big four mobile operators and the Nigeria Communications Communication (NCC), the industry regulator leading to a hefty cumulative…
- 16 Dec 2013
FG Barks, Vows to Sanction Telcos over Poor QoS
The federal government is to prosecute telecommunications operators, found to be fleecing subscribers through poor service delivery just as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given the…
- 22 May 2016
NATCOMS Seeks Compensation Policy for Telecoms Consumers
The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS), has appealed to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to put in place a Subscriber’s Compensation Policy that will…
- 14 Aug 2016
NATCOMS Urges NCC Board to Reduce Price Cap, Others
The National Association of Telecoms Subscribers' (NATCOMS) has urged the new board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to urgently, in the spirit of consumer-centrism, review charges,…
- 13 Oct 2015
Prepare Your e-Commerce Site for Christmas Shopping Rush
The Christmas shopping rush is soon upon us and the only thing we can be certain of, is that online shopping of gifts will continue to increase. But also that many e-customers will be disappointed…
- 9 Mar 2017
NCC’s Consumer-Centric Campaign Holds Next Week
All is now set for the flag off campaign of the Nigerian Telecom Consumer. It is billed for Wednesday, March 15, 2017 which coincides with the 2017 World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) with the theme…
- 24 Jul 2017
Government Intervention Required to Attract Investments in Telecom- Teniola
The Nigerian Telecommunications industry was once referred to as one of the fastest growing in the world. The situation is, however, a lot different today as many operators are faced with loss of…
- 31 Jan 2019
NCC Restates Commitment to QoS Provisioning
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its commitment to improving the quality of service across networks, despite the challenges of poor telecoms infrastructure. Senator…
- 4 Feb 2021
Telcos Rue 3.3m Lines Lost Due to NIN-SIM Link Directive
Federal government’s directive to stop registration and activation of new Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) cards in the country might have resulted in the loss of about 3.3 million subscribers…
- 25 Jun 2021
NCC Reaffirms Commitment to Supporting Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria
Prof.Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer (EVC/CEO), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the commission will continue to strengthen its various…
- 4 Jun 2012
NCC’s Take on the Vexed QoS
President Goodluck Jonathan’s ‘Democracy Day’ speech last week left little to ponder concerning his roadmap on the ICT industry as his one paragraph take on the sector simply…
- 8 Feb 2022
Mastercard Expands its Business Intelligence Platform for Financial Institutions in Middle East and Africa
Mastercard has announced the expansion of its new interactive business intelligence platform Mastercard Market Trends in the Middle East and Africa. The new platform provides a comprehensive view of…
- 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…
- 27 Dec 2012
NCC Upbeat About 2013
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it will focus its energies on number portability; the conclusion of SIM card registration exercise; and the auctioning of broadband spectrum licenses in…
- 14 Jan 2013
Regulation: Opinion Poll Rates NCC Low
Majority of respondents in the just concluded Nigeria CommunicationsWeek’s opinion poll said that the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) is not doing enough to regulate telecom companies in the…
- 6 Jun 2013
120m Nigerians in Darkness because of Evil Forces, Others-Nebo
Professor Chinedu Nebo, minister of Power alongside Zainab Ibrahim Kuchi, minister of State, Wednesday, described the power outage being experienced in the country as national embarrassment. Blaming…
- 18 Jun 2013
Etisalat Leads MNP Race with 50% Ported Numbers
Seven weeks into Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in Nigeria has seen Etisalat, fastest growing telecommunications company, already taking a huge lead with almost 50 per cent of ported numbers coming…
- 21 Mar 2014
NCC to Review Rules for Robust Consumer Quality Experience
Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) said it is currently reviewing the rule base to ensure a robust set of rules for the industry, primarily to achieve fair competition and consumer quality…
- 19 Apr 2015
Subscribers Groan as Poor Quality of Service Persists
Telecommunications subscribers in the country have continued to groan over poor quality of service being delivered by all the operators in spite of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed…