One of the four big mobile phone companies in Nigeria has come under security scrutiny following an investigation by Office of the National Security Adviser into call masking fraud in the telecoms industry. Technology Times learnt that the affected operator (identity withheld) was discovered to have illegally brought in international telephony calls and passed them […]
NCC blasted over call masking sanctions errors
The Nigerian telecoms regulator has come under fire for allegedly ignoring key facts in its clampdown on six Interconnect companies over alleged call masking activities in the country, Technology Times has been told. The Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) has pulled off a volte face when it said that it was looking the way of so-called […]
No ALTON member ‘sanctioned for call masking’, group says
No member of the Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has been sanctioned in the call masking clampdown by government, the pressure group of licensed providers of telecoms services in Nigeria says. Mr Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman of ALTON says this to counter what he describes as speculations that some members of the trade […]
Call Masking: NCC confirms Technology Times exclusive report of sanctions against operators
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has imposed a 90-day sanction against an interconnect company confirming Technology Times exclusive report of sanctions over call masking. Mr Tony Ojobo, Director, Public Affairs at NCC says in a statement made available to Technology Times that varying degree of penalties have been slammed on six companies over […]