Afrigather Telecoms firm MTN has introduced to its clients that Globacom community subscribers won’t be able to make calls to MTN strains from Thursday, January 18, 2024, till the Nigerian-owned operator settles the interconnect charges debt it owes.
The assertion from MTN wrote, “Following the directive from NCC, Glo subscribers won’t be able to name you from January 18, 2024. Making calls to Glo subscribers continues to be allowed.”
In response to sources near the matter, the interconnect costs, which began over 15 years in the past, have now accrued into billions of naira, which MTN and the Nigerian Communications Fee (NCC) can now not ignore.
Glo Community, in accordance with studies, owes NCC the Annual Working Levy (AOL), and each operator pays it to NCC yearly.
In early January, NCC, in a discover, mentioned it had now accepted the partial disconnection of Globacom from MTN Nigeria Communications Plc as a result of non-settlement of interconnect costs. The regulator additionally mentioned it had notified Globacom of the appliance made by MTN, and the community was allowed to remark and state its case.
“The fee, having examined the appliance and circumstances surrounding the indebtedness, decided that Globacom doesn’t have adequate or justifiable motive for non-payment of the interconnect costs,” mentioned the NCC in an announcement signed by Reuben Muoka, director, the Public Affairs Division, NCC.
