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- 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…
- 27 Jul 2021
ATCON, ALTON Back Infrastructure Sharing Rules to Make a Difference
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) and the Association of Licenced Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) have supported the introduction of collocation and…
- 12 Apr 2010
SIM Registration: Atcon, Alton Say ‘No 3rd Party’
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (Atcon) and the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (Alton) have said that third parties should not be allowed in…
- 5 Nov 2016
ATCON Visits Saraki, Warns of Dangers of ICT Tax Bill
Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has again warned that the proposed plan by the federal government to impose a special tax of nine per cent for the use of communication…
- 18 Jul 2025
Critical Telecom Infrastructure Under Siege as Vandalism and Theft Rise – ALTON
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has decried the alarming rate of vandalism and theft of telecommunications infrastructure across the country. The association,…
- 18 Jul 2025
Operators Seek Action Over Persistent Vandalization of Telecommunications Infrastructure Across Nigeria
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has expressed deep concern over the increasing wave of vandalization and theft of telecommunications infrastructure across…
- 24 Apr 2024
ALTON, ATCON Urge FG to Address Telecoms Industry Challenges
The Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) and The Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), representing Mobile Network Operators and telecommunication…
- 12 Feb 2025
Angst over Telecom Tariff Hike as Subscribers Demand Sanctions, Labour Orders Boycott
National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS), body of telecommunications subscribers in the country has called for sanctions against telecommunications operators in the country…
- 2 Feb 2020
ATCON to Host National Dialogue on Telecommunications & ICT
The National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has disclosed plans to host a National Dialogue on Telecommunications and ICT Sector in the…
- 25 Nov 2018
NCC Mandates ATCON to Mediate in ALTON, Kogi Face-off
Worried by the adverse impact of shutdown of cell sites by Kogi state government and threat by Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) to withdraw telecommunications…
- 31 Oct 2018
ATCON Urges Members to Patronize NIGCOMSAT for Broadband Penetration
Engr. Olusola Teniola, President of Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, ATCON, has urged telecommunications operators to embrace the services of Nigeria Communications Satellite,…
- 7 Aug 2025
Telcos Say Mobile, Internet Services in Nigeria may Collapse
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), the umbrella body for all mobile network operators, tower companies, and telecommunications infrastructure providers in…
- 10 Aug 2026
ipNX Collaborates with ICT Stakeholders on the Future of Fibre-to-the-Home in Nigeria @ ATCON Forum
ipNX Nigeria joined other stakeholders across the telecommunications ecosystem as they convened at the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) Critical Conversation Forum on…
- 9 Jun 2016
ATCON Visits LASIMRA, Seeks 95% Slash on RoW Charges
The Association of Telecommunications Company of Nigeria (ATCON) has called on the Lagos State Government to consider its request for a slash on Right or Way (RoW) charges by 95%. Mr. Olusola…
- 1 Nov 2015
Tambuwal Hails ATCON on Industry Advisory Council, Code of Ethics
To facilitate growth of the telecommunications industry in the country, the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has inaugurated a 49-man ‘Nigeria Telecoms Industry Advisory…
- 21 Sept 2010
Nesrea Shutdown of BTS Affects Service Quality- Alton
Telecommunications operators under the aegis of Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (Alton) has said that it could no longer guarantee quality of service in some…
- 21 Oct 2020
Telcos Kick as Kogi Slams New Tax on BTS
Telecommunications operators under the aegis of Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators in Nigeria (ALTON) have kicked against the introduction of business premises tax on transceiver…
- 28 Nov 2019
Telcos Challenge Banks to Stop Charging for Use of USSD
Telecommunications companies under the aegis of Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has challenged banks to stop charging telecoms subscribers for the use of the…
- 17 May 2016
Olusola Teniola Emerges New ATCON President, Unveils Goals
Mr. Olusola Teniola has emerged the new national president of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON). ATCON as a professional, non-profit, non-political umbrella…
- 6 Oct 2015
ALTON Seeks Compensation for Telcos over BTS Destroyed by Boko Haram
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has called on Federal Government to extend its compensation for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to telecommunications…
- 21 Oct 2024
Telecom Subscribers Ask NCC to Approve 10 Percent Tariffs Increase for Telcos
Telecommunications subscribers under the aegis of National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) have called on Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to approve a 10 per cent…
- 27 Sept 2012
Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Joins oneM2M Partnership
The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) has announced it has joined the oneM2M Partnership, which was launched in July 2012 to enable the deployment of services in machine-to-machine (M2M) communications…
- 11 Aug 2008
ITWorld, NCC Host Forum on Broadband Internet
ITWorld International in collaboration with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Starcomms and Ericsson is organizing a workshop on broadband internet. The session which is an integral part…
- 21 Oct 2018
Operators, Others Left Out in New National Broadband Council
Key stakeholders in the country’s information and communications technology have been left out in the newly reconstituted Nigeria National Broadband Council, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek can now…
- 22 Oct 2017
Operators Kick over Exclusion from National Broadband Council
Key stakeholders in the country’s information and communications technology have been left out in the newly reconstituted Nigeria National Broadband Council. A document of the new council…
- 13 Dec 2019
Digital Economy: ATCON Seeks for Collaboration to Grow the Industry
Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) said that collaboration with the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy remains a critical factor that would create and mould an…
- 24 Aug 2016
ATCON, NiRA & UI Tap AFRINIC to Train Network Engineers on IPv6 Migration
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON); Nigeria internet Registration Association (NiRA) and University of Ibadan in conjunction with African Network Information Center…
- 4 Aug 2016
ATCON, NiRA & Ui To Host Int’l Workshop On IPv6
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) and University of Ibadan (UI) in partnership with Africa Network Information…
- 8 Jun 2020
ATCON Congratulates Danbatta on His Reappointment as NCC Boss
The National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, ATCON, has congratulated Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian…
- 25 Aug 2008
Atcon Berate Stakeholders on Telecom Awards
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (Atcon) has expressed displeasure over the flagrant abuse of "Nigeria Telecom/ICT Awards" even by organizations, and individuals…