The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will impose the maximum possible penalties on any of its licencees implicated in masking of international telephone calls.

The regulatory body announced this on Monday in Lagos, in a statement by its Director of Public Affairs, Mr. Tony Ojobo.  The statement said it was likely that the operating licences of some of the interconnect exchange and other licencees involved in the practice would either be revoked or suspended in the coming week.

Twillio, an online Communications glossary, says masked calling is a technique used in e-commerce to protect buyers’ and sellers’ personal phone numbers private. It uses a short-lived phone number for each party, allowing them to communicate seamlessly during a specified time period.

The suspected licencees include Medallion Communications Ltd, Interconnect Cleaning House Nig. Ltd, Niconnx Communication Ltd, Breeze Micro Ltd, Solid Interconnectivity and Exchange Telecommunications Ltd.  It said that the commission and senior operatives from the nation’s security services met with representatives of the licencees at the commission’s Abuja office on January 24.

The statement said that the companies were confronted with some of the evidence at the disposal of the commission and were given another opportunity to defend themselves.  ”In accordance with the provisions of the Nigerian Communications Act and its subsidiary regulations, the implicated licencees have been given till the January 31 to show cause why the commission should not either revoke or suspend their operating licences.

“This is in view of the evidence of their involvement now at the disposal of the commission and the security agencies. Because of the critical impacts of this nefarious practice on national security and consumer experience, the commission is determined to decisively deal with any of its licensees implicated in the scam. We do not want to expose the country to any further embarrassment. At the very least, serious sanctions would be imposed on them, if it is found that their involvement does not justify revocation of their licences,” the statement said.

The statement added that customer experience data monitored by the commission indicated that there was a noticeable reduction in the volume of masked calls being received by subscribers.  It said that this was reflective of the very aggressive measures the commission had taken to deal with the menace.  “Nonetheless, we are not taking anything for granted. We will continue to aggressively monitor all our licensees, regardless of their sizes or the scope of their operations.  ”Anyone found wanting would be strictly dealt with in accordance with the law,” it said.

SOURCE: https://brandspurng.com/6-telecom-companies-to-lose-operating-licences-in-feb2017-ncc/

Never head of these telecommunication firms before.

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Interesting

Why is Glo not listed among them with their useless data?

Strange telecommunication companies! Who una epp?

2017 or 2018? Sometimes I wonder if this NCC are for us or against us.

These people are still living in the past.

Hope Glo is number 1

TheProfany:
Please, let them take GLO'S operating license! They're useless

You are not far from the truth

Dis OP still dey 2017 ...


Fakenews. Com

That was last year

Na today abi forget Nigeria matter

Factfinder1:
Hope Glo is number 1

you are not even observant

Who still takes NCC serious? Or you didn't see To Lose in the statement which simply means that it is just an empty threat

I want NCC to loose their license too. Yeye commission

Interconnect clearing house is one of the leading interconnect companies in the telecommunication sector. The chairman of the company is Allison Madueke, Diezani's husband. A lot of telecommunication services will be affected if their license is suspended.
On number masking. I know number masking is legal in America. All you have to do is make sure that the number you are masking belongs to you. Maybe the number masking law in Nigeria is different. I hope they can find a common ground on this.

Glo Will Be The Last 2 Fall. because Is A Nigerian Owned Company

I think NCC is our enemy

nairavsdollars:
Why is Glo not listed among them with their useless data?

abi oooo I had to get an airtel line

2017 or 2018

Really?..we have all those?

stonebil:
Glo Will Be The Last 2 Fall. because Is A Nigerian Owned Company

abeg free glo..some of us de njoy am steady

Masking in Nigeria is done to fraud d system especially for international calls, they bill subscribers @ standard rates however they present the calls as local calls to avoid paying standard rate required on dre path. It also frustrate security agencies during investigation.

aikyg:
Interconnect clearing house is one of the leading interconnect companies in the telecommunication sector. The chairman of the company is Allison Madueke, Diezani's husband. A lot of telecommunication services will be affected if their license is suspended.
On number masking. I know number masking is legal in America. All you have to do is make sure that the number you are masking belongs to you. Maybe the number masking law in Nigeria is different. I hope they can find a common ground on this.

They lose oh dey win oh



E no tear my polo pants.

Industry insiders know them too well.

Skepticus:
Never head of these telecommunication firms before.

If 6 telecom companies loose their license then how many will be left to operate?

postbox:
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will impose the maximum possible penalties on any of its licencees implicated in masking of international telephone calls.

The regulatory body announced this on Monday in Lagos, in a statement by its Director of Public Affairs, Mr. Tony Ojobo.  The statement said it was likely that the operating licences of some of the interconnect exchange and other licencees involved in the practice would either be revoked or suspended in the coming week.

Twillio, an online Communications glossary, says masked calling is a technique used in e-commerce to protect buyers’ and sellers’ personal phone numbers private. It uses a short-lived phone number for each party, allowing them to communicate seamlessly during a specified time period.

The suspected licencees include Medallion Communications Ltd, Interconnect Cleaning House Nig. Ltd, Niconnx Communication Ltd, Breeze Micro Ltd, Solid Interconnectivity and Exchange Telecommunications Ltd.  It said that the commission and senior operatives from the nation’s security services met with representatives of the licencees at the commission’s Abuja office on January 24.

The statement said that the companies were confronted with some of the evidence at the disposal of the commission and were given another opportunity to defend themselves.  ”In accordance with the provisions of the Nigerian Communications Act and its subsidiary regulations, the implicated licencees have been given till the January 31 to show cause why the commission should not either revoke or suspend their operating licences.

“This is in view of the evidence of their involvement now at the disposal of the commission and the security agencies. Because of the critical impacts of this nefarious practice on national security and consumer experience, the commission is determined to decisively deal with any of its licensees implicated in the scam. We do not want to expose the country to any further embarrassment. At the very least, serious sanctions would be imposed on them, if it is found that their involvement does not justify revocation of their licences,” the statement said.

The statement added that customer experience data monitored by the commission indicated that there was a noticeable reduction in the volume of masked calls being received by subscribers.  It said that this was reflective of the very aggressive measures the commission had taken to deal with the menace.  “Nonetheless, we are not taking anything for granted. We will continue to aggressively monitor all our licensees, regardless of their sizes or the scope of their operations.  ”Anyone found wanting would be strictly dealt with in accordance with the law,” it said.

SOURCE: https://brandspurng.com/6-telecom-companies-to-lose-operating-licences-in-feb2017-ncc/

Apologies, Its meant to be Feb 2018 not Feb 2017.

To lose......in 2017? Our mod is high!

Pls what's happening to Nairaland moderators?

Why this topic on front-page when the topic says Feb 2017? Can't they correct the opposite error before sending it to front-page?

Some people are lazy sa