On January 8, 2024, the NCC (Nigerian Communication Fee), issued a ‘Pre-Disconnection Discover’ informing subscribers of the approval granted to MTN Nigerian Communications PLc., to start the phased disconnection of Globacom Restricted (Glo) with impact from yesterday January 18, 2024.
Based on a report by techeconomy, this got here because of a long-standing interconnection debt dispute between the events.
The NCC mentioned in an announcement signed by Reuben Mouka, the director of Public Affairs, in granting the approval the Fee was deeply aware of the potential of the choice on shoppers and due to this fact continued to interact each events to facilitate a decision which prioritizes and protects client curiosity and the seamless operation of the nationwide telecoms community.
The NCC got here to a conclusion that its events had reached an settlement stating, “The Fee is happy to announce that the events have now reached settlement to resolve all excellent points between them.”
Moreover they determined to place the phased disconnection on maintain for a interval of 21 days till January 17. Which is inline with its regulatory powers.
The assertion went on to implore that, “while the Fee expects MTN and Glo to resolve all excellent points inside the 21-day interval, the Fee insists that interconnect money owed have to be settled by all working corporations as a needed element in the direction of with regulatory obligations of all licensees.
The Fee additionally acknowledged that it’s completely compulsory that Cellular Community Operators (MNOs) and different licensees within the telecom trade hold to the phrases and circumstances of their licenses as contained of their interconnection agreements.
