Nairalanders, Etisalat win a Country was the first to start, among the recent 'crazy promo' by the Nigerian telecom providers.
To add salt to injury, MTN came up with the 'most' craziest of all promos in Nigeria so far. It tells of how 'gullible we Nigerians are, especially towards anything 'free'.
Normally, whenever a competitor sparks a plug, others will begin to run crazy, looking for how to undo each other, to win the sympathy of their subscribers who are tired for the poor quality of service, being offered by these companies, siphoning our collective wealth for their personal gain.
I have been waiting to see what Glo and Airtel were having under their sleeves, in response to Etisalat and MTN crazy promos.
Though Airtel is still not sure what approach to adopt, however, Glo has today replied Etisalat and MTN in what they call 'Made4Life Promo'.
Although the promo has kicked off today but, there's no information on the Glo website, when the promo will end. This time, all a subscriber needs to do is recharge with a minimum of N200 to qualify and N3,000 in the duration of the promo to win 'fleets of cars/buses.
Now, as a subscriber to either Etisalat, Glo and MTN, who do you think among these 3 telecom operators, the 'best' among their promo.
Let's share.
Do you want to own a country, win an aeroplane or own fleets of cars for your transport business? Which do want? Visit http://www.gloworld.com/made4life.asp to learn more on the new promo from Glo. Thank you.

On the whole, a total number of 1,500 subscribers will win N100,000 each, amounting to N150,000,000 in cash, 9 subscribers will win 3 luxury taxis each, 3 subscribers will win 3 16 seater luxury bus and the grand price goes for 1 subscriber who will win 2 52 seater luxury bus. This will bring the number of winners to 1,513.
So, what are you waiting for? Start recharging now to become a Boss of your own in the Glo Made4Life 9th Anniversary Promotion. Goodluck to all Nairalanders.

There is TOTAL BAN on all forms of promo/lottery run by any telecom operator in Nigeria. Will this ban mean good days ahead for better services in the telecom sector? Only time will tell.

BAN OF ALL PROMOTIONS AND LOTTERIES BY TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS
The Commission has, in recent times been inundated with several complaints from consumers, Industry Stakeholders against the various promotions offered by Telecommunications Operators.

Consistent with its processes, the Commission has carefully evaluated the complaints received especially against the backdrop of sustaining the integrity of the networks, the general interest of the consumers, the socio-economic impact of these promotions on Operators and other relevant stakeholders.

The Commission is also mindful of its statutory responsibilities such as; to protect and promote the interest of consumers against unfair practices, promote fair competition in the industry by protecting Operators from misuse of market power and anti-competitive/unfair practices by other Operators.

i. In due regard to the afore-mentioned responsibilities therefore and having observed that these promotions have increased the number of minutes available to subscribers for use within a limited period of time thereby creating congestion in the networks as subscribers try to use up the available minutes within the stipulated time.

ii. That on-net calls were now being offered by Operators at tariffs well below the prevailing inter-connect rates thereby introducing anti-competitive practices and behaviour.

iii. That termination of calls were becoming increasingly difficult from one network to another and overall consumer experience on the networks has become very poor thereby making it extremely difficult for subscribers to make calls successfully.

Consequent upon the above-mentioned, the Commission therefore has banned all promotions by Telecommunications Network Operators as well as lotteries being carried out on such networks. This ban covers all proposed and approved promotions and lotteries on which the Commission has given approval further to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) entered into with the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC).

This ban is with immediate effect and shall continue to remain in force until such a time as may be determined by the Commission. The Telecom Operators affected by this include the following:

• GLOBACOM LTD
• MTN
• INTERCELLULAR NIG PLC
• VISAFONE COMMS LTD
• ETISALAT
• AIRTEL NETWORKS LTD
• MULTILINKS TELECOMS LTD

The Commission wishes to assure all Telecommunications consumers of its resolve to ensure that the Quality of Service offered across all networks is such that delivers value to the consumers.

Tony Ojobo
Director, Public Affairs
https://www.nairaland.com/1101003/ncc-bans-all-telcos-promotions