The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Monday warned telecommunications operators against running lotteries and promotions.<\/p>\n
This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Tony Ojobo, the Director, Public Affairs of the commission in Abuja.<\/p>\n
The ban covered approved promotions and lotteries in which the NCC signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Lottery Regulatory Commission.<\/p>\n
The statement said the ban would be in place until such a time as might be determined by the commission.<\/p>\n
The commission had in recent times been inundated with several complaints from consumers and stakeholders against the various promotions offered by the operators.<\/p>\n
It said the commission had evaluated the complaints received against the backdrop of sustaining the integrity of the networks and the general interest of the consumers.<\/p>\n
The statement further said that the commission was mindful of one of its statutory responsibilities; to protect and promote the interest of consumers against unfair practises.<\/p>\n
It said the promotions had increased the number of minutes available to subscribers for use within a limited period of time, thereby, creating congestion in the networks.<\/p>\n
It also said that on-net calls were now being offered by operators at tariffs well below the prevailing inter-connect rates, thereby, introducing anti-competitive practises and behaviour.<\/p>\n
It further said the termination of calls was becoming difficult between networks, making it extremely hard for subscribers to make calls successfully.<\/p>\n
It listed the Telecom Operators affected by the ban as: Globacom, MTN, Intercellular,Visafone, Etisalat, Airtel and Multilinks<\/p>\n
The commission said it was determined to ensure that the quality of service offered by the networks were such that delivered value to the consumers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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