agohmamuda:
Op I think it should be "Given". God bless you as you think about it.

Babalegba:
There should be ceiling on fines. Ncc is plainly shaking down mtn and robbing them.

feldido:
Do you know MTN also signed and agreed to the fine of 200k on violation of allowing each unregistered SIM on their network?
Do you know the security implications of MTN 's deliberate act of keeping those lines?
Do you know MTN can be charged for Terrorism?

Think well before Talking.

basille:
Incoherent write up. I can't understand what this dude's point is.

4llerbuntu:
eeyah. another fellow suffering from Stockholm Syndrome.

or maybe just plain ignorance.

what you can do though is start a fundraising campaign to help MTN pay the fine. that way people who share your view can donate say 1k each for MTN since u care about them so much.


only in Nigeria do you hear people express these type of views. not surprised sha. na this same country people dey carry placard to 'live' thieves who stole trillions of naira.


I don't blame u sha. you cannot comprehend why the law should not be broken since you do it all the time and think its normal

Naijji:
I don't think any reasonable court will uphold that fine. How can you fine a company MORE THAN its annual revenue (not profit oh, entire revenue)? That's unheard of. Companies abroad are threatened that they might be fined up to 20% of their revenue if they do something really bad, but it rarely happens.

Also, most times companies are heavily fined for hurting their customers (and part of the fine is usually paid to the customers). This time, mtn was fined for not disconnecting some of us. And yet we're happy?

If the govt is seeking for ways to raise funds, let us be informed. A single company is fined an amount that is greater than Nigeria's annual capital expenditure!


I don't think anyone is saying mtn shouldn't be fined, but any fine must be proportionate to a host of factors. This is like expecting someone to pay a fine of N500k for urinating (like it's threatened in many places).

DBos:
poverty wicked oh! because of poverty and joblessness some people go carry matter wa no concern them de discuss!
Mtn tell you make you help them pay why you de complain na?
Because you hear d money e big for your ears like whale! guy chill na change for them oh! them no wan just release am once!

basille:
Incoherent write up. I can't understand what this dude's point is.

runzlord:
Just my opinion.

I feel very sad about the issue, and more sad is the way people are talking. I read through the comments of the south african law maker worries and its just sad.

Yes I support Mtn being fined if the broke the law but the fine is too much! It no longer a thing of they broke the law, its now a thing of because it is a south african company, and I see people saying Dstv is next. My question is, would giving them heavy fines make them a better company than they are now? the true of the matter is that MTN benefited from the shit they found themselves
Or would it make them provide better service? Let's be reasonable.
If it was Glo it happened too, would you put all the so much effort you are putting now to make sure they pay?
NCC has laws that they follow of which the largest operator pays more fine than the least. the question is how come other foreign operators compiled and MTN did not? forget that excuse MTN came up with because they were fully aware of the penalty
No. because its a nigerian company
which country in the world would not support theirs? do you what MTN did not to alllow glo to come on board?.
and someone said "south african the home of xenophobia" well, xenophobia means the fear of foreigners. If you ask me, this is the same reason we want mtn to pay these fines! The same reason we want dstv to leave. Xenophobia is the f'in reason for "ghana must go" xenophobia started the civil(biafra) war cos of the fear of igbos in the north who were murdered before igbos decided to cut out of the country, then the war began! So my friend we are not "holy" we need to stop all these! If we claim these south african companies don't offer good services, we should make them to do so not ask them to pay fines. Why did NCC , not say MTN should offer free calls to Nigerians for a day instead? Too me it sounds like "eh en this foreign people don enter our trap today, we go show them pepper" and this is called "wickedness". then excuses everywhere of why they must pay the fine on one of those many excuses is they make so much money of nigerians, I don't get, is the services they offer suppose to be free? You claim they make so much off nigerians? Well the last time I check they have the cheapest calls! And you guys don't consider how much they spend in running a network in a country like Nigeria where there is no light! So every single mast (which there are thousands in this country as they cover the widest range) is powered by diesel generator 24/7. Now take a second and calculate how much they spend.
they are not the only foreign company using diesel generator in Nigeria? if they are not making profit, they would have left Nigeria long ago
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If they did not care about their customers, it would not be a big deal to cut them off. Etisalat rates are not cheaper, that is not true. as a matter of fact MTN still sell 2g for N2,000 while the others sell their for N1000, etisalat easy life 4.0 is at 11k/sec. airtel network service is poor, Glo is not better than MTN in anyway neither is MTN better. we still experience the same poor service delivery from all the gsm networks depending on the location! They do not deserve to be treated the way they are. It is unfair! they deserve it for aiding terrorism and kidnapping in Nigeria by not registering the customers

If they must be fined, the fine is too much! NCC should reduce it and stop treating them that way simply because its a south african company because it is not because they broke the rule at all.

One more thing, if they pay the money, where does it go too? Into NCC leaders pocket?

Just my opinion.

feldido:
Do you know MTN also signed and agreed to the fine of 200k on violation of allowing each unregistered SIM on their network?
Do you know the security implications of MTN 's deliberate act of keeping those lines?
Do you know MTN can be charged for Terrorism?

Think well before Talking.

runzlord:
1. It does not change anything. 2. Did I say MTN should not be punished? 3. Oga please explain.

runzlord:

I also don't blame you, its because MTN is not related to you or your family member in anyway that's why it does not concern you, you're the type that would see someone dying on the street and walk by. This is pure wickedness and I do not expect majority to share my views, you know why?, because majority of humans ARE INDEED WICKED.

What is ignorance in this issue now? How do you know MTN are thieves? Show me what they stole with evidence.

Did I say MTN should not be fined, I said NCC is taking advantage of their sins to steal from them. Or just strip them off simply because its an international company.

angiography:

I agree with you brov...hell, #200k fine on any sim card not registered??...that's way too heavy. Needless to say, m sure most of this fine will be embezzled

runzlord:

Thank you! This is what I'm saying

Cc. Lalsticlala please move to fp.

asuustrike2009:

MTN fell into the trap they set for them if at all NCC did. My question is, is MTN the only foreign GSM in Nigeria? Didn't airtel and etisalat comply? Do you think NCC wasn't aware of their financial strengh before sending such circulars? . Stop defending them because they broke the law and can't get away this time. Don't they have laws in RSA their home based? MTN is number 2 in RSA after Vodafone. Apart of the circular states the penalty of which NCC is enforcing now

asuustrike2009:
Part of the law stated that they pay the fine of N1tri.

asuustrike2009:
Part of the law stated that they pay the fine of N1tri.

runzlord:


Which law? Which constitution is it stated?