Dupes Nigerians via unsolicited sms, ring tones, drop calls, fake promos

Following allegations of fraudulent practices by telecommunication companies in the country, regulation agency, Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has come hard on defaulters even as their operations are becoming threatened.

Recently, NCC mandated telecommunications operators in Nigeria to enforce the Do Not Disturb code across their network effective June 30 signalling an end to the uncontrolled practices by the telecommunication companies that report say have caused subscribers to lose millions of Naira which they cart to their various home countries or some projects that do not up the economy of Nigeria.

According to industry watchers, MTN, AIRTEL, ETISALAT and GLOBACOM lead in the alleged practices that caused NCC to issue the stern warning cum directive to the telecom operators banning unsolicited text messages that especially ask subscribers to partake in some services as well as promotional activities whose outcomes have not really been to the advantage of subscribers.


More: http://nigerianpilot.com/alleged-fraudulent-practices-ncc-comes-hard-mtn-airtel-etisalat-glo/

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Unsolicited telephone calls: Lagos Lawyer slams Telecom Companies with 80 billion Naira class action lawsuit.


Following the refusal of GSM operators to halt their privacy-invading unsolicited telephone calls despite NCC's directives, a Lagos-based Consumer Rights Lawyer, Olumide Babalola, has filed a class action suit at the Lagos High Court for himself and on behalf of all the subscribers of the GSM operators who might have received the unsolicited calls and messages.



In the suit No. LD/3981MFHR/2016 that was filed on Wednesday, 14th September 2016 against the four major Telecommunication Companies in Nigeria to wit: Emerging Markets Telecommunication Service Ltd (Etisalat network); Airtel Networks Ltd (Airtel network), Globacom Ltd (Globacom network) and MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd (MTN network), the Applicant prayed for declaratory, injunctive and compensatory reliefs and especially the sum of 20 billion Naira in damages against each of the Telecommunication Companies for the infraction of their subscribers' fundamental rights to private and family life as guaranteed by section 37 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (As amended).



In order to join the law suit to claim compensation, any interested affected subscriber can “opt-in” by contacting the Lawyers at: classaction2016@outlook.com


As at press time, the newly filed suit is yet to be assigned to any judge.

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