Due to interconnect debt, MTN has been given permission by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to cut Glo off from its network.
The public and Globacom subscribers were informed by NCC on Monday in a document titled “Pre-Disconnection Notice” that Globacom’s partial disconnection from MTN Nigeria has been approved, as a result of unpaid interconnect charges.
The NCC stated in the document, which was signed by Reuben Muoka, Director of Public Affairs, that Globacom was informed of MTN’s application and given the chance to respond and make its case.
According to the Commission, Globacom does not have compelling or significant grounds for withholding payment of the interconnect fees after reviewing the application and the circumstances surrounding the debt.
In compliance with Section 100 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003 and Paragraph 9 of the Guidelines on Procedure for Granting Approval to Disconnect Telecommunications Operators, 2012, all subscribers are hereby requested to take notice that the Commission has approved the Partial Disconnection of Globacom to MTN.
Globacom customers will only be able to receive calls from MTN after ten days have passed after January 8, 2024, when they will no longer be able to make calls to the network.
It said, “Inbound calls to the Globacom network will be permitted despite the partial disconnection.”
The NCC stated that this disconnect will remain in place unless it decides differently.
Investigations revealed that Globacom has 27.8% penetration and 61 million subscribers.
Details to follow..
