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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MTN to cut off Glo over N6B debt, NCC says

MTN Nigeria has received government’s approval to disconnect rival Glo over interconnect debt owed by the nation’s second national operator. Telecoms industry insiders tell Technology Times that Globacom Limited allegedly owes over N6 billion in interconnect debt to MTN, a development that has warranted the intervention of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), which today alerted […]

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Buhari to 5G Investors: You Will Succeed in Nigeria

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Buhari to 5G Investors: You Will Succeed in Nigeria

In a key policy assurance supporting the country's digital economy aspirations, President Muhammadu Buhari says that the government will provide the environment for 5G investors to succeed in Nigeria.

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MTN Nigeria 5G trial ‘downloaded 2GB movie in 17 seconds’

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The MTN Nigeria 5G trial achieved a download speed of 17 seconds for a 2GB movie in one of the successful tests carried out across six cities in the country, the telecoms regulator's records reviewed by Technology Times have shown.

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