NCC Says Airtel’s Mobile Operating Licence Pending Renewal.

By Helen Udoh-Abuja

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has not approved the renewal of Airtel’s Mobile Operating Licence as the application is undergoing required regulatory process.
 
According to the statement: ” The attention of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been drawn to a recent statement on an online publication credited to the Managing Director/Chief Executive Office of Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Olusegun Ogunsanya, to the effect that the mobile operating licence of Airtel has been renewed by the Commission for another period of 10 years.
 
Mr. Ogunsanya was said to have made the statement while speaking in Lagos on Wednesday, July 14, 202, during the media launch of Airtel’s corporate social responsibility programme, ‘Touching Lives 6’.

This was contained in a statement signed by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Director, Public Affairs on Sunday and made available to outlook Media in Abuja.

The Commission wishes to state that while Airtel Nigeria has applied for the renewal of the Unified Access Service (UASL) Licence granted to it by the Commission, the application is yet to be approved as it is still undergoing required regulatory process.
 
This statement is issued for the guidance of our stakeholders.