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NCC to Infracos: Rollout broadband link or lose licence

06/06/2019 Francis Ubaru 0

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says infrastructure companies (Infracos) should deploy broadband link or lose their licences. The licensed Infracos are expected to build transmission links for data services using an open model within six months across five geo-political zones in the country and Lagos or face the licence withdrawal risk, according to the telecoms regulator. […]

Mrs. Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor, Country Manager Nigeria at Google

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Google plans 200 free Wi-Fi hotspots in Nigeria

28/05/2019 Francis Ubaru 0

Google plans to launch free Wi-Fi hotspots in 200 locations and five cities across Nigeria by the end of this year. The initiative, which is in partnership with Nigerian fiber optic telecoms service provider, 21st Century, will roll out free Wi-Fi spots at public places such as colleges, malls, markets and bus stations, the US […]

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SIM Registration: Regulator audits mobile network operators

27/05/2019 Francis Ubaru 0

A nationwide SIM Registration audit exercise to review compliance among mobile network operators MNOs is underway, the telecoms regulator says. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it started the second phase of its Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration verification and compliance audit nationwide. Professor Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive, NCC, says the […]

Pre-registered SIM card users risk arrest because they pose security threats, the Federal Government has warned phone subscribers.

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Pre-registered SIM card users ‘risk arrest’, FG warns

27/05/2019 Francis Ubaru 0

Pre-registered SIM card users risk arrest because they pose security threats, the Federal Government has warned phone subscribers. According to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), telecoms companies, agents and dealers have also been warned over sales and use of pre-registered SIM cards in the country, as they risk arrest and prosecution. Efosa Idehen, Director of […]

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NCC to Infracos: Rollout broadband link or lose licence

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