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- 29 Nov 2016
Data Tariff Increase "Wicked, Diabolical"- NATCOMS
Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS), has described the proposed increase of data tariff effective from December 1, 2016 as “insensitive, callous, and diabolical” NATCOMS said that the…
- 27 Apr 2015
Cautious Optimism over NATCOM Ability to Revive Nitel
Stakeholders in the country’s telecommunications space were not completely optimistic about the ability of NATCOM the new owners of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and its subsidiary…
- 12 Mar 2016
Reps Okay Sale of NITEL/MTEL to NATCOM
The House of Representatives yesterday approved the sale of Nigerian Telecommunications Ltd (NITEL) and its mobile arm, MTEL, to the NATCOM Consortium. The approval was given after the House adopted…
- 19 Jan 2016
NATCOM Injects $1Bn in NITEL, Begins Operations in March
NATCOM Development and Investment Limited, new owners of Nigerian Telecommunication Limited (NITEL) and its sister company, Mobile Telecommunication Limited (Mtel), has reportedly spent about $1…
- 11 Oct 2015
NATCOM, New NITEL Owners to Roll Out Next Month
NATCOM Consortium, the new owner of the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and its subsidiary, the Nigerian Mobile Telecommunications Limited (M-Tel) has concluded plans to roll out service…
- 25 Dec 2014
BPE, NATCOM Sign Agreement on NITEL’s Assets
The Bureau of Public Enterprises has signed an Asset Sale Agreement with the preferred bidder for the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited, NATCOM Consortium. In a statement in Abuja yesterday, Mr.…
- 16 Aug 2012
NATCOMS Puts Consumers First @ Subscribers Summit
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) will on September 28 hold the first edition of the National Telecommunications Subscribers Summit to create an independent forum where…
- 8 Feb 2016
NATCOM Says New NITEL Employ 10,000 Nigerians
Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and MTEL, its mobile subsidiary are to employ 10,000 Nigerians, according to Mr. Olatunde Ayeni, chairman, NATCOM, new owners of the once…
- 17 Apr 2015
FG Approves Handover of NITEL/ Mtel to NATCOM
Federal government is to handover NITEL/MTEL facilities to NATCOM consortium having completed the payment of $252.251million cost of acquisition, according to Haruna Sambo, deputy chairman, National…
- 22 Dec 2014
Cautious Optimism over NATCOM’s Take over of NITEL/MTel
Stakeholders in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector are cautiously optimistic about news of the ratification of NATCOM Consortium as preferred bidder for Nigerian…
- 13 Apr 2015
NATCOM Consortium Pays Outstanding N29.6Bn for NITEL, MTel
NATCOM Consortium, the preferred bidder of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and its mobile arm (MTEL), has paid $176,575,700 (N29,696,469,600) being the outstanding 70 per cent of…
- 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…
- 18 Jul 2013
NAMA, “Terror” Threatening QoS-NATCOMS
National Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS) has accused Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) of terrorizing the telecom industry with NAMA’s recent ultimatum to owners of telecoms…
- 20 Apr 2021
NATCOMS Welcomes New SIM Card Registration
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has described as a “welcome development” Federal Government’s lifting of ban on registration of new SIM cards. Mr Adeolu Ogunbanjo,…
- 28 Apr 2015
FG Hands Over NITEL to NATCOM, Core Investor
Federal government yesterday finally handed over the beleaguered first national telecommunications company to new core investor, NATCOM Consortium. At a ceremony attended by notable persons in 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…
- 26 Dec 2021
NATCOMS Kicks against Introduction of Digital Token for NIN in January
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS), the umbrella body of telecommunications consumers’ in Nigeria at the weekend asked the federal to halt the plan to introduce a suite…
- 28 Aug 2012
Natcoms Carpets Authorities for Not Tackling GSM Hoaxes
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (Natcoms) has taken a swipe on regulatory authorities for not doing enough to dispel the urban legends, myths, and tales-by-moonlight spreading…
- 24 Nov 2008
Natcoms Berates Alton's Planned Tariff HIke
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (Natcoms) has berated Association of licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (Alton) on its threat to hike call tariff in some states…
- 3 Dec 2014
NATCOM Offers $252m, Wins Bid for NITEL, Mtel
NATCOM Consortium, a special purpose vehicle has emerged the preferred for the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and Nigerian Mobile Telecommunications Limited (Mtel), its mobile subsidiary…
- 17 Jul 2012
That Natcoms’ Call for Capital Punishment for Vandals of Telecom Infrastructure
The recent call by National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (Natcoms) for a law that would make vandalism of telecommunication facilities a capital offence is inherently wrong, and can…
- 31 Jan 2025
NATCOMS Says 50 Percent Tariff Hike Excessive, Votes for 10
Telecom subscribers under the aegis of National Association of Telecom Subscribers in Nigeria (NATCOMS) said it may head to court to challenge the 50 percent tariff hike approved for the telecom…
- 16 Mar 2016
NATCOMS Urge NCC to Enforce Minister’s Order on Unused Data
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to enforce the rollover of unused monthly data to the new month. Chief Deolu…
- 5 Mar 2014
NATCOMS Sues NCC, Asks Court to Halt N647.5m Fines
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS), on Tuesday approached a Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the Nigerian…
- 8 Jan 2018
NATCOMS Berates NCC over Unsolicited Messages
The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to address unsolicited text message related issue squarely this year. Deolu…
- 7 Apr 2021
NATCOMS Says 1 Month NIN Registration Extension Inadequate
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) on Wednesday said a one-month extension for the National Identification Number (NIN) registration by the Federal Government is not…
- 27 Nov 2023
NATCOMS Asks NCC to Stop MTN from Acquiring 9Mobile
National Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS) has called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to stop MTN from acquiring Emerging Markets Telecommunications Service Limited…
- 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,…
- 3 Jun 2013
Natcoms Decries Nesrea’s Closure of Glo Base Station
Deolu Ogunbanjo, National President, National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS), has decried the closure of Globacom base station in Plateau state by National Environmental…
- 9 Jan 2015
NATCOM Makes Part Payment of N12.7Bn for NITEL/MTEL
Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) said that the preferred bidder at the recently held liquidation of NITEL/MTEL had paid $75.7 million (N12.7 billion) as part payment of its $252.5 million bid…