NIGERIAN COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (NCC) LIFTS SANCTION ON MTN NIGERIA

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has lifted sanctions placed on MTN Nigeria since July 13, 2015 following 24 identified infractions which has nothing to do with the non-deactivation of unregistered SIM cards for which MTN was fined 1.04 trillion naira.
Mr. Tony Ojobo, the Director, Public Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)  made this information known on Wednesday.

According to a statement made by Ojobo,

"These were a number of violations discovered by the Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Team of the commission in June 2015"

"Consequent upon the inability of MTN to remedy the identified infractions, the commission invoked the sanction in its guidelines".

Following MTN's inability to remedy the infractions, the regulatory services were denied MTN but consequent upon the remediation of the 24 infractions by MTN, the regulatory body on 14th March through a letter informed MTN of its decision to lift the sanctions.

"It should be noted that this does not in any way extend to the fine for non-deactivation of SIM card case"

"The case of SIM  card deactivation is an entirely different infraction which is mutually exclusive to the 24 infractions now remedied".

"This has become necessary in view of the many enquiries being received from concerned stakeholders". Ojobo's statement made available to News Agency of Nigerian (NAN) reads in part.

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