Undersea cable cuts: Repairs ongoing, Telcos apologise for network outages
March 15, 2024 Telecommunications operators in Nigeria have apologised to users for outages on their different networks caused by damage to multiple submarine cables along the West African Coast. The…
Telecoms: It’s excellent quality of service, nothing less – Maida vows
The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida has said that quality of service in the telecoms sector is non-negotiable as he…
ALTON urges banks to prioritise payment of N200bn USSD debt to telcos
Nov. 16, 2023 The Association of Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Thursday urged banks to prioritise the payment of their Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt, which he said…
ALTON Hails NCC Boss, Danbatta, for Quality Regulation
The Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, has praised the exceptional leadership of the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian…
NDSF 2023: Danbatta, Adebayo, Rudman, Uzor lead speakers
The multiple award-winning Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Engr….
Telcos commence implementation of harmonised short codes
March 7, 2023 The Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has announced the commencement of harmonised short codes across all networks. The Chairman of ALTON, Gbenga Adebayo, in…
FG’s suspension of 5% excise duty shows govt committed to broadband penetration – Telecom Operators
September 6, 2022 Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), on Tuesday commended Federal Government for suspending the five per cent excise duty charge on telecom facilities. The Executive Secretary…
Collaboration essential to successful 5G deployment in Nigeria – Danbatta
June 24, 2022 Industry collaboration is very essential to successful deployment of 5G Services in Nigeria, so says the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof….
New taxes: Subscribers’ association urge FG, telecom providers to halt implementation
May 25, 2022 The Association of Telephone, Cable TV and Internet Subscribers of Nigeria (ATIC) has appealed to the Federal Government and telecom providers not to implement their new taxes…
Telecom Operators threaten tariff hike over cost of doing business, safety
April 1, 2022 Telecoms operators have threatened upward review of their tariff over rising cost of doing business and safety of telecommunications infrastructure in the country. The Association of Licensed…