25 April 2013 Comments

We don port ooo! Where you want port go?

Quite a lot of excitement has surrounded the Mobile Number Portability that was announced on Monday and with good reason too – most network providers are defaulting in one way or another. Of course, some predictions have been made too with etisalat getting the most attention within the youth demography. However, unconfirmed stats from NCC [...]

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16 March 2013 Comments

UPDATED: All the BlackBerry10 subscription plans available

For some weeks, the media has been abuzz with the launch of the BlackBerry Z10 in Nigeria. All the mobile networks had pre-order websites. But amidst all the noise, a few questions have been on some Nigerians’ minds – what will it cost to own and most importantly, maintain one? So by now, we know [...]

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20 June 2012 Comments

Update: Telcos pay NCC fines.

“They will pay. A regulator does not issue an order and forget about it. We would always take an action if they don’t follow our directives. But I can tell you that they will pay, maybe by next week.” The above statement is credited to the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Communications Commission, Engr. [...]

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17 June 2012 Comments

Telcos agree to pay NCC fines

Almost three weeks after missing the deadline given the four GSM operators – MTN, Globacom, Airtel and Etisalat – to pay a N1.17 billion fine imposed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the companies have agreed to pay the fine by next week. The telecos were fined for poor quality of services and failure to [...]

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10 June 2011 Comments

Airtel Nigeria: a Lottery Operator or Network Operator?

I wonder why a network operator will want to charge you N100 daily for playing “lottery” to win millions and qualify for a daily draw to win LCD TV. I got the SMS on my phone, read through then played the game, since it was current affairs; I won all d questions sent. As I [...]

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