JuanDeDios:
Of course. They want easy money to share. They don't give a hoot about compliance.

IlekeHD:


smart guy

adesegun121:


MTN endtimes network

una own don spoil ooooo


from nigeria to uganda.. next

Realdeals:
Thief! Thief salivating for MTN trillion fine. 95% of the Governors are rulers, they act as if they are gods. What are they doing with the monthly security vote.

PLANETMARS:
By now we suppose don get alert na,if na to deduct airtime or send useless Spam messages dem 4 don do am since.

obailala:
Is this really good for Nigeria in terms of attracting foreign investors?... Even if we know Nigeria needs the money by all means, why should our leaders openly make it seem like we are extorting MTN to feed ourselved?.. I think this is a thoughtless move.

LordVoldemort:


Rule is rule, MTN should face the consequences and this is a clear message to investor coming to Nigeria you have to obey the rules and regulation. If you can do the time don't do the crime

obailala:
Is this really good for Nigeria in terms of attracting foreign investors?... Even if we know Nigeria needs the money by all means, why should our leaders openly make it seem like we are extorting MTN to feed ourselved?.. I think this is a thoughtless move.

linearity:

I do not feel pity for MTN, it was a business decision on their part.

They knew going in, that the fine for not disconnecting unregistered subscribers was $1000/per subscriber, they deliberately kept those subscribers connected, so they can continue to generate revenues from them.

They felt, they could get away with it and chances are, had it been GEJ was still the President, NCC might have let it slip and that was MTN's calculation...but with the new President and his proclamation against corruption and NCC not have felt the President very well to know his directions and to also curry favor from the President by doing some..."notice us Mr. President, we are working too, helping to generate money plus enforcing the letter of the law here"..lay down the law.

NCC motivation might be wrong, but the end result was perfect...NCC didn't sneak up on MTN and bent the rule. We can all argue that, the fines are too high, which is a valid conversation, but you cannot commit an offense and at sentencing argue with the Judge that, your sentencing is too hash, when the Judge is merely prescribing what is written in the law book as punishment for your offense.

At the end of the day, MTN should accept their fault and negotiate the fine down and NCC should also negotiate in good faith with a view to lowering it...MTN made a lot of 'illegal profits' during their non compliance period, so they have some ill accrued money with which to begin the payment.