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NCC Suspends MTN’s Phased Disconnection From Glo For 21 Days

<h4>NCC Suspends<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that the Nigerian Communications Commission&comma;NCC&comma; has suspended the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Approval granted to MTN Nigerian Communications Plc&period; &lpar;MTN&rpar; to commence the phased disconnection of Globacom Limited &lpar;Glo&rpar; with effect from January 18&comma; 2024 due to long-standing interconnection debt dispute between the parties&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The is contained in a statement signed by Reuben Mouka&comma; Director&comma; Public Affairs&comma; Nigerian Communications Commission&comma; NCC&comma; and made available to OpenLife&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to the stamen&comma; both MTN and Glo are expected to reach an agreement within the grace period of 21 days&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The full statement titled &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Re&colon; Pre-Disconnection Notice&comma; ” is reproduced below unedited&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>1&period; On January 8&comma; 2024 the Nigerian Communications Commission published a Pre-Disconnection Notice informing subscribers of the approval granted to MTN Nigerian Communications Plc&period; &lpar;MTN&rpar; to commence the phased disconnection of Globacom Limited &lpar;Glo&rpar; with effect from January 18&comma; 2024 due to long-standing interconnection debt dispute between the parties&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>2&period; In granting the approval&comma; the Commission was deeply conscious of the potential impacts of the decision on consumers and therefore continued to engage both parties to facilitate a resolution which prioritizes and protects consumer interest and the seamless operation of the national telecoms network&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>3&period; The Commission is pleased to announce that the parties have now reached agreement to resolve all outstanding issues between them&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>For this reason&comma; and in exercise of its regulatory powers in that regard&comma; the Commission has put the phased disconnection on hold for a period of 21 &lpar;twenty-one&rpar; days from today&comma; 17 January&comma; 2024&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>4&period; Whilst the Commission expects MTN and Glo to resolve all outstanding issues within the 21-day period&comma; the Commission insists that interconnect debts must be settled by all operating companies as a necessary component towards compliance with regulatory obligations of all licensees&period; It is OBLIGATORY that Mobile Network Operators &lpar;MNOs&rpar; and other licensees in the telecom industry keep to the terms and conditions of their licenses&comma; especially as contained in their interconnection agreements&period; <&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>SIGNED<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Reuben Mouka<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>DIRECTOR&comma; PUBLIC AFFAIRS<&sol;strong><&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em><strong>NIGERIAN COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>17th January 2024<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;23698" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-23698" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-23698" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;01&sol;NCC&lowbar;LOGO-300x196&period;jpg" alt&equals;"NCC Suspends MTN’s Phased Disconnection From Glo For 21 Days" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"196" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-23698" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><br &sol;><em><strong>NCC<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;

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