The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a Pre-disconnection notice to service providers MTN Nigeria over the company’s failure to pay inter-connection charges.
By Emma Ogbuehi
Telecommunications regulatory agency, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a Pre-disconnection notice to service providers MTN Nigeria over the company’s failure to pay inter-connection charges.
NCC Director of Public Affairs, Ruben Mouka who announced the pre-disconnection notice on Friday, stated that the decision of the agency is based on the NCC Act 2003 and the guidelines for the procedure for granting approval to disconnect telecommunications operators 2012.
The release added that on the expiration of 5 (Five) days from the date of the notice, MTN will discontinue passing voice and data traffic through Exchange and will, thereafter, utilise alternative channels in interconnecting with other Network Service Providers.
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The announcement read: “The Nigerian Communications Commission hereby notifies the public that approval has been granted for the disconnection of Exchange Telecommunications Limited (Exchange) from MTN Nigeria Communications Limited (MTN) as a result of non- settlement of interconnect charges.
“Exchange was notified of the application and was given opportunity to comment and state its case. The Commission, having examined the application and circumstances surrounding the indebtedness, determined that Exchange does not have sufficient reason for non-payment of the interconnect charges”.
The NCC asked “the public to take note that it has approved the Disconnection of Exchange to MTN in accordance with Section 100 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003 and the
Guidelines on Procedure for Granting Approval to Disconnect
Telecommunications Operators, 2012.
“The public is equally to note that on the expiration of 5 (Five) days from the date of this notice, MTN will discontinue passing voice and data traffic through Exchange and will, thereafter, utilise alternative channels in interconnecting with other Network Service Providers.
The statement noted that MTN’s disconnection will subsist until otherwise determined by the Commission.
