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- 11 Aug 2019
NCC Marks 693 Telecom Masts for Demolition
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has marked a total of 693 abandoned telecom masts and towers across the country for demolition, according to Dr Henry Nkemadu, director, Public Affairs, NCC.…
- 2 Dec 2008
FWAs Get Respite as Satellites Go to C-Band
Nigeria will launch its future communication satellites on the conventional C band, original frequency allocation for communications satellites to effectively free the interference-free 3.5 GHz…
- 23 Feb 2009
Interra Networks Rolls Out First-Rate Outsourcing Services in Country
Apherion Outsourcing, established by Interra Networks to provide outsourced business and technology solutions to organizations in the public and private sectors, has positioned to take companies and…
- 15 Jun 2009
Number Portability without Interconnect Houses’ll be Chaotic -Nnamani
Ikechukwu Nnamani, president/CEO of Medallion Communications Limited has made outstanding contributions to the development of the telecommunications industry in Nigeria. He played pivotal roles in…
- 8 Feb 2010
Funds, GSM Killing CDMA Operators Softly
A number of Code Division Multiple Access operators (CDMA) offering fixed and mobile services have seen bad times and are no longer operating optimally, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can now reveal.…
- 21 Jun 2010
No Dormant Operator in Telecom Industry—NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that there are no dormant operators in the country’s telecommunications sector especially in the voice space, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can…
- 8 Sept 2010
CDMA Operators and Strategies for Survival
The granting of United Access License by Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) in 2006 after the expiration of exclusivity right given to Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) operators was…
- 22 Apr 2014
15 Telecom Operators Face Collapse as Subscribers Shrink
The massive growth recorded in the Nigerian telecommunications space since the liberalisation of the industry which started with the return to democratic rule has started to slow down as the fate of…
- 30 Jun 2014
Fixed Telephones Ring Distress as Numbers Plummet
Nigerian Communications Commissions (NCC) at the weekend released her latest data showing that fixed telephone operators lost more than 56 per cent of their active lines in the past one year.…
- 14 Sept 2014
Remains of CDMAs Litter Telecom Graveyard
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telecoms industry regulator has declared 13 telecoms operators inactive, suggesting a crowded graveyard especially for the once active code division…
- 10 Sept 2014
NCC Declares Starcomms, 12 Other Telcos Inactive
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telecoms industry regulator has declared 13 telecoms operators that were hitherto vibrant, as inactive. The list of inactive operators, which was posted…
- 15 Mar 2015
Dead CDMA Telephone Lines Litter Nigeria
Latest statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telecoms industry regulator, has suggested a crowded graveyard for the once active code division multiple access (CDMA)…
- 4 Apr 2016
Worries as N30Bn Debt Threatens Telecom Sector
The telecoms sector already contending with many problems hindering quality of service; may be finally knocked down by the huge interconnect debt profile which is growing by the day, according to…
- 18 Feb 2018
Concerns as Dead Telephone Lines Litter Nigeria
Latest statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the telecoms industry regulator, has suggested a crowded graveyard for the once active code division multiple access (CDMA)…
- 23 Apr 2018
NCC Withdraws 41m Starcomms, Zoom Mobile, Others Numbers
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has withdrawn 41,095,448 telephone numbers assigned largely to Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) operators, effectively sealing the blighted fate of CDMA…
- 15 Jun 2018
NCC Withdraws 36.6m Telephone Lines from Telcos
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has withdrawn 36.6 million telephone lines from telecommunications operators. According to a document made available on the NCC website, the directive…
- 21 Jul 2020
NCC Recalls 41.2m Unused Lines, Okays New Numbering Plans for 37 Telcos
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has withdrawn some 41, 240,448 million lines that have been left inactive or unused by telecommunications licencees across 36 states of the country over the…
- 1 Sept 2008
Battle for Supremacy Among CDMA Operators
The introduction of Unified Access License by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in 2006 after the expiration of exclusivity right given to Global System for Mobile communication (GSM)…
- 24 Jan 2022
DHL Nigeria Certified as Top Employer 2022
DHL Global Forwarding, Freight the air, ocean and road freight specialist division of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has been certified as a Top Employer 2022 by the Top Employer Institute. The…