Nigeria Communications
Commission (NCC) has discovered 41 fake and unlicensed service providers.
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Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report continues:
The
regulatory body made this known in its “2016 Q1 Compliance Monitoring and
Enforcement Reports”, made available in Lagos.
It
said there was compliance monitoring regarding engagement of unlicensed service
providers providing Internet/data access in Nigeria.
The
report stated that following the commissions’ surveillance and intelligence
gathering, it was discovered that some financial institutions engaged the
illegal providers for their Internet and data services.
According
to the report, in line with the commission’s compliance processes, these banks
were requested to provide names and details of their service providers in this
regard.
“Arising
from this compliance check, the commission has discovered that 41 companies
engaged were operating without the requisite authorization.
“To
this end, the commission has commenced the necessary enforcement process in
line with provisions of the Nigeria Communications Act 2003,” it said.
The
report said the telecommunications umpire’s activities were consistent with
Section 89 of the Nigerian Communications Act 2003.
It
said that the section mandated NCC to “monitor all significant matters relating
to the performance of all licensed telecom service providers and publish annual
reports at the end of each financial year”.
The report noted that NCC
had developed Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement strategies to ensure fair
competition, ethical market conduct and optimal quality service in the
telecommunications industry.
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