According to the notice as seen on the Commission’s official Twitter handle, they stated that Glomobile has no sufficient reason for non-payment of interconnect charges to Airtel. Interconnect charges are the fees telecom companies charge when they connect and terminate calls on their networks. Apparently, Glomobile hasn’t been fulfilling the end of their agreement and that’s why NCC has to act.
Here is the pre-disconnection notice:
MADE PURSUANT TO THE NIGERIAN COMMUNICATIONS ACT 2003 AND THE GUIDELINES FOR PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING APPROVAL TO DISCONNECT TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS The Nigerian Communications Commission hereby notifies the general public and subscribers of Glomobile Limited (Glomobile) that approval has been granted for the partial disconnection of Glomobile from Airtel Networks Limited (Airtel) as a result of non-settlement of interconnect charges Glomobile was notified of the application and was given opportunity to comment and state its case. The Commission having examined the application and circumstances surrounding the indebtedness determined that the affected operator does not have sufficient reason for non-payment of interconnect charges All subscribers are therefore requested to TAKE NOTICE that Please note that this disconnection will subsist until otherwise determined by the Commission. Dated this 18th day of October, 2019. Signed: Henry Nkemadu, Director, Public Affairs Nigerian Communications Commission
— ncc.gov.ng (@NgComCommission) October 20, 2019
