The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) says four Global
\nSystem for Mobile (GSM) Communications operators are to pay a cumulative sum of
\nN1.17 billion penalty for poor Quality of Services (QoS).<\/p>\n
In a statement made available to newsmen last Saturday in
\nLagos, NCC said that MTN, Etisalat, Airtel and Globacom were been sanctioned
\nfor poor QoS rendered in the months of March and April.<\/p>\n
The Commission said that details of the penalties had been
\ncommunicated to the different operators through letters.<\/p>\n
It stated that the letters were signed by the Director,
\nLegal and Regulatory Services, Ms Josephine Amuwa, and the Head of Compliance
\nMonitoring and Enforcement, Ubale Maska.<\/p>\n
The Regulatory body said that MTN and Etisalat were to pay
\nN360 million each, Airtel would pay N270 million, while Globacom attracted a
\npenalty of N180 million.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll the operators are to pay the penalties on or before May
\n21, 2012 or be liable to payment of additional N2.5 million per day for as long
\nas the contravention persists.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe penalties are as a result of the contravention of the
\nprovisions of the Quality of Service Regulations by the NCC.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe operators failed to meet with the minimum standard of
\nquality of service, including the key performance indicators, (KPIs)\u201d the
\nstatement noted.<\/p>\n
According to the statement. the commission has been
\nmonitoring the performance of the operators on the different parameters as
\nprovided.<\/p>\n
It said that the result showed that the service providers
\ncontravened the provisions.<\/p>\n
\u201cParagraph 13 & Schedule 3, Paragraph 2 of the Quality
\nof Service Regulation 2012, provides that any company which contravenes this
\nprovision will be liable to pay fine.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe company is liable to pay the sum of N15 million for
\neach parameter for a service contravened in the month of March, 2012.<\/p>\n
\u201cA further sum of N2.5 million for each parameter for a
\nservice for each day the contravention continued throughout the month of April,
\n2012 will be paid by the operators,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n
NCC noted that the performances in January and February were
\nbelow the specified thresholds but decided to \u201ctake these periods as grace
\nperiod\u201d.<\/p>\n
Our correspondent quoted the Executive Vice Chairman of the
\ncommission as saying that the current penalties were a demonstration of the new
\nregime of QoS management in the telecommunications industry.<\/p>\n
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