The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has banned all promotions and lotteries being run by telecoms companies with immediate effect. This is because the commission, in recent times, had been inundated with complaints from consumers and industry stakeholders against such fraudulent promos.
In a statement by the NCC’s Public Affairs Director, Mr. Tony Ojobo, the commission said the ban would remain in force until the commission deemed fit.
The affected telecoms operators include Globacom, MTN Nigeria, Intercellular Limited, Visafone, Etisalat, Airtel Network Limited and Multi-Links Telecoms Limited. NCC said the ban includes “all promotions by telecommunications network operators and lotteries being carried out on such networks.”
It covers all proposed and approved promotions and lotteries on which the commission has given approval further to the memorandum of understanding, MoU, entered into with the National Lottery Regulatory Commission.
“On-net calls were now being offered by operators at tariffs well below the prevailing interconnects rates thereby introducing anti-competitive practices and behaviour.... Overall consumer experience on the networks has become very poor, thereby making it extremely difficult for subscribers to make calls successfully,” the NCC added.
It covers all proposed and approved promotions and lotteries on which the commission has given approval further to the memorandum of understanding, MoU, entered into with the National Lottery Regulatory Commission.
“On-net calls were now being offered by operators at tariffs well below the prevailing interconnects rates thereby introducing anti-competitive practices and behaviour.... Overall consumer experience on the networks has become very poor, thereby making it extremely difficult for subscribers to make calls successfully,” the NCC added.
Its beta, let dem consentrate on offering a beta network with all dose money n give us cheap n easy asses to calls n internet dan all dis dere over rated promos to get more money n costomers. I pray one day dey also start dis contract thing. Effectively
ReplyDeleteWhere was NCC when this scam started? They have had enough of what they wanted- who could have won this plane if they hadn't place a ban on it? scam!!! I hadly comment on anything about this country cause nothing seems to be working out and to worsen it all, our media is totally corrupt. God bless Nigeria.
ReplyDeletethis is total bullshit....i am very sure mtn runs NCC...why today that mtn has promised to give out the aeroplane. they should have waited and let us see if mtn was actually going to give out aeroplane..i think there is something fishy about MTN
ReplyDeleteI'M USING GLO NET WORK. EACH TIME I RECHARGE THESE NO.s WILL KEEP CALLING MY LINE, IF I ANSWER THE CALL OR REJECT THE CALL THEN CHECK MY BALANCE GLO HAVE DEDUCTED FROM MY ACCOUNT. IF WE HAVE GOVERNMENT PLEASE STOP THIS NO.S FROM CALL RUINING THE LIVES OF NIGERIANS. 5050; 0549; 05050; 888; +25270501858 AND THEY SHOULD STOP THEIR 419 PROMOS
ReplyDeletePainfully i lost my fifteen thousand naira to MTN Goodwill Auto Mania promo...
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