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…
Telecom:Â Current pricing regime not sustainable – ALTON
August 23, 2023 Telecoms operators in Nigeria are again calling for a review pf the current pricing regime in the industry. Speaking at the ongoing Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo…
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…
MNOs to withdraw USSD services to banks over huge indebtedness – ALTON
The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Friday said it’s members will withdraw USSD services to financial service provider due to huge indebtedness. ALTON said this in…
Telecoms: ALTON apologises for network outage
]The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Wednesday said some of its members were experiencing network outage, which was affecting the quality of services provided to subscribers….
Security lax, regular theft of batteries, others discouraging investments in the telecoms industry – Operators
Some stakeholders in the telecommunications industry on Thursday said that inconsistent power supply and theft of equipment were making the telecommunications business less profitable. They made this known during a…
FG to enforce telecom Right of Way, ALTON proposes Executive Order
The Federal Government says it will revisit the National Economic Council Resolutions on Right of Way (RoW) in the telecommunications industry. The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, stated this in…