The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted disconnection approval to mobile network operators (MNOs) to disconnect owing colleagues over rise in interconnect debt and failure of the affected operators to pay.

A document sighted by The Guardian yesterday, confirmed that the NCC has sent notification letters to the affected operators. NCC has asked MTN, Airtel and IHS to disconnect, on partial basis, services to Globacom, Ntel (MNOs) and interconnect exchange points including Breeze, Exchange, Solid, Medallion and Niconnx.

The implication of this development is that some millions of subscribers would soon start to experience service disruptions. The Guardian checks showed that over 35 million subscribers might be affected if the disconnection move is implemented.

While the affected operators have between the next 10 and 21 days, starting from yesterday to make amends or risk disconnections, Globacom currently has 41.5 million subscribers; Ntel as at March had about 150,000 subscribers, while millions of voice and data passes through the affected exchanges on a daily basis.

NCC disclosed that at the expiration of 21 days, which started yesterday, Airtel and MTN will cease passing and receiving voice and data traffic through Breeze, Exchange, Solid, Medallion and Niconnx respectively, and will thereafter utilize alternative channels in interconnecting with other network service providers.

The ATCON boss, who urged affected subscribers to use the Mobile Number Portability scheme and port to available network, urged NCC to introduce an automated clearing interconnect scheme as suggested by the association this year, saying the current and future debts may have to be written off, if those companies disconnected eventually go into forced bankruptcy.”

Source:
https://m.guardian.ng/business-services/35m-subscribers-may-be-disconnected-over-n180-billion-debt-owed-by-operators/

See Gobe

I understand NTEL is going through some hard times but will I say they brought this upon themselves? Because before one ventures into a business, one must cross the Ts and dot the Is, have some funds for miscellaneous incase of unforseen circumstances. Can you imagine? Only 150k subscribers since, they really need to partner. Too bad though, I feel for them.

Iceman296:
See Gobe

no be small gobe o

I still have 23GB on my NTEL sim

Cc lalasticlala

Can you make transfer to me?

For MTN mind now, they'll be feeling like Oga. Times are hard but the debtors should pay up cos so many customers way the thing no concern will feel affected.

This is bad news, seeing that it's happening in this festive period.

Ejadike:
I understand NTEL is going through some hard times but will I say they brought this upon themselves? Because before one ventures into a business, one must cross the Ts and dot the Is, have some funds for miscellaneous incase of unforseen circumstances. Can you imagine? Only 150k subscribers since, they really need to partner. Too bad though, I feel for them.

21 days is almost here. Seems some people Will not be happy this new year.

I sincerely wish something will be done about it.

Honestly!

bravesoul247:
For MTN mind now, they'll be feeling like Oga. Times are hard but the debtors should pay up cos so many customers way the thing no concern will feel affected.

Exactly... another thing is millions of customers won't get to see this message and they'll just be frustrated for no fault of theirs.

Ennyholar:
I still have 23GB on my NTEL sim

Cc lalasticlala

I think your data won't be affected, it's just inter calls.

The speed wey MTN go use disconnect Glo ehn And I trust MTN to jump on this and try to woo people over to their side.

Abdstrakt:

Exactly... another thing is millions of customers won't get to see this message and they'll just be frustrated for no fault of theirs.

Exactly why this needs to get to front page so more people can see it and be prepared. People traveling to villages where they have only Glo will be mostly affected.

I feel NCC should have just waited after this holiday to effect this sanction. Na Glo and Ntel subscribers go feel the brunt of this ban the most

Techm8:
The speed wey MTN go use disconnect Glo ehn And I trust MTN to jump on this and try to woo people over to their side.

Lmao. MTN way de vex

Iceman296:


21 days is almost here. Seems some people Will not be happy this new year.

I sincerely wish something will be done about it.

Honestly!

That's thing. Maintenance is always a problem even in the Private sector. Why can't Glo just pay there debt off

But on a more serious note
The affected Networks should have been informed before now.

lalasticlala take it to front page.

Matters arising

Hmmm, why Glo??


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Na wa o, this won't favor their business at all

:m

Abiodunspectre:
But on a more serious note
The affected Networks should have been informed before now.

lalasticlala take it to front page.

Lol you honestly think they weren't informed?

Sai Barbarians!!! Sai Dullard and his team of incompetent buffoons cannot solve this problem without bringing suffering to millions of GLO subscribers. How are the debtors telcos going to raise the money to settle their debts if they don't have any subscribers who are paying for their services?

We all know what GLO's strengths and weaknesses are. We know that quality of service was their weakness while affordability was their strength.

So when that fool AdeBASTARD SHITtu stopped GLO from providing cheap data services it marked the beginning of trouble. It was that cheap data which gave GLO the edge over rivals that attracted millions of subscribers. Now they are suffering because of the incompetence of that idiot.

I don't Understand!

Not possible. They will surely do something before the 8 days.

Everything na fraud for Naija... Wey all d money wey dem dey make since wey dem no pay their debt

investigator007:
Na wa o, this won't favor their business at all

They didn't think of that when dey refused to pay their debt?

helinues:
Not possible. They will surely do something before the 8 days.

Only time will tell. Shey it's 8 days from now

Not a good one to go into 2019