MTN, Glo resolving interconnectivity charge issue – ALTON

The interconnectivity debt issue between South African-owned telecom operator MTN Nigeria and indigenous operator Globacom is being resolved, the two companies have said.

The Chairman of the BAssociation of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Engr Gbenga Adebayo told Daily Trust that more than 61million Glo customers should not worry as the issue would be resolved amicably. 

“Parties are looking at how best to resolve the issues to avoid any escalations”, Adebayo, who is the joint spokesman for the two operators said.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had on Monday announced plans to restrict Glo subscribers from calling MTN lines due to unresolved interconnectivity charges.

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A notice signed by Mr Reuben Muoka, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs had alerted Globacom network to the unsettled charges.

The President of the National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS), Chief Deolu Ogunbanjo said subscribers should not suffer the failure of a network to settle its debt obligation.

Ogunbanjo called on the federal government to prevail on the network operators to settle the dispute between them without affecting their customers.