The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has granted partial approval to MTN Nigeria Communications Plc to disconnect Globacom due to non-settlement of interconnect charges.
NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr Reuben Muoka, disclosed this in a public notice in Abuja on Monday.
Mouka recalled that Globacom was notified of the application made by MTN and was given opportunity to comment and state its case.
“The commission, having examined the application and circumstances surrounding the indebtedness, determined that Globacom does not have sufficient or justifiable reason for non-payment of the interconnect charges.”
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He stated that the partial approval for disconnection of Globacom to MTN was in accordance with Section 100 of NCC Act, 2003, it also goes with Paragraph 9 of the guidelines on procedure for granting approval to Disconnect Telecommunications Operators, 2012.
“At the expiration of 10 days from the date of this notice, subscribers of Globacom will no longer be able to make calls to MTN, but will be able to receive calls.
“The partial disconnection, however, will allow in-bound calls to Globacom network.
“Please note that this disconnection will subsist until otherwise determined by the commission.
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NCC Says Glo Subscribers May be Barred from Calling MTN Lines Soon
By eworldnews -January 8, 2024017
The Nigeria Communication Commission ( NCC) may bar Globacom subscribers from making calls to MTN lines soon due to the non-settlement of interconnect charges.
NCC director of public affairs, Mr Reuben Mouka disclosed in a public notice issued Monday that the commission has granted partial approval for the disconnection of Globacom from MTN Nigeria Communications Plc.
“Globacom was notified of the application made by MTN and was allowed to comment and state its case.
“The commission, having examined the application and circumstances surrounding the indebtedness, determined that Globacom does not have sufficient or justifiable reason for non-payment of the interconnect charges”, Mouka said.
The NCC disclosed that at the expiration of 10 days from the date of this notice, “subscribers of Globacom will no longer be able to make calls to MTN but will be able to receive calls.
“The partial disconnection, however, will allow in-bound calls to the Globacom network.”
Credible News recalls that this is not the first time Glo subscribers will be disconnected from making calls to MTN over the same issue.
In 2019, MTN, acting upon a directive from the NCC, briefly disconnected GLO subscribers over a N4bn debt.
In December 2018, the telecom regulator approved mobile network operators to disconnect other operators over rising interconnect debts and the failure of the affected operators to pay.
There were 61.39 mobile subscriptions on Glo’s network as of the end of August 2023.
According to the new NCC notice, these lines will not be able to make calls to MTN lines from January.
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