Telecoms Tariff Hike: NCC ex-insider wants Tinubu to tackle alleged ‘hostile takeover of telecoms industry’ by MTN Nigeria 

A former Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) insider has asked President Bola Tinubu, seen in the photo above, to suspend the 50% telecoms tariff hike approved by the industry regulator, and address alleged hostile market takeover by MTN Nigeria, the dominant mobile network operator (MNO) said to be championing the imposition of the price increase to undermine competition.

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Photos: Buhari, MTN top execs meet as operator visits Nigerian Govt

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Top executives of South Africa’s MTN Group and local subsidiary, MTN Nigeria, last week undertook a three-day visit to top Nigerian government officials that culminated in a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja.

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5G: MTN taps OpenRAN as African ‘early adopter’

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MTN Group is becoming an African early adopter of OpenRAN network technology to quickly roll out network services, including 5G, the mobile phone giant says. Among several benefits, OpenRAN will let MTN roll out services like 5G on its legacy network across its African footprints, which includes Nigeria, where it owns the largest mobile phone […]

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