MTN-GlO CRISIS: NCC Suspends MTN, From Disconnecting Subscribers.

By Helen Udoh,Outlook Media ABUJA.

• On January 8, 2024 the Nigerian Communications Commission published a PreDisconnection Notice informing subscribers of the approval granted to MTN
  Nigerian Communications Plc. (MTN) to commence the phased disconnection of
  Globacom Limited (Glo) with effect from January 18, 2024 due to long-standing
  interconnection debt dispute between the parties.
• In granting the approval, 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.The Commission is pleased to announce that the parties have now reached ,agreement to resolve all outstanding issues between them. For this reason, and in
• exercise of its regulatory powers in that regard, the Commission has put the phased
  disconnection on hold for a period of 21 (twenty-one) days from today, 17 January,
  4. Whilst the Commission expects MTN and Glo to resolve all outstanding issues
     within the 21-day period, 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. It is OBLIGATORY that Mobile
     Network Operators (MNOs) and other licensees in the telecom industry keep to the
     terms and conditions of their licenses, especially as contained in their
     interconnection agreements.