Globacom Ltd. has denied that the stories making spherical that it was owing MTN interconnect expenses.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday, reported {that a} dependable supply in Globacom disclosed that the quantity due for cost was N1.6 billion and it had been paid with out controversy.
The telco official who spoke with NAN mentioned a correct cross-checking of information should have been achieved earlier than concluding that Globacom owes MTN.
- “We aren’t owing MTN any interconnect expenses,” the Glo official mentioned.
Nairametrics had earlier reported that the Nigerian Communications Fee (NCC) authorised a partial disconnection of Globacom by MTN over the previous’s refusal to pay interconnect debt.
The Globacom official additional acknowledged that Glo was the primary telecoms firm that launched the pay-per-second type of billing which reduce the monopoly of the opposite international firms working in Nigeria.
Backstory
On Monday 8 January, 2023, the Nigerian Communications Fee (NCC), in a public discover revealed that it granted a partial disconnection of Globacom from MTN attributable to non-settlement of interconnect expenses.
Within the discover, NCC disclosed that Globacom had 10 days, ranging from January 8, to pay the debt or the disconnection could be applied.
The partial disconnection signifies that Globacom’s subscribers will be unable to make calls to any MTN quantity. Nonetheless, Glo clients can obtain inbound calls from MTN clients.
Right here’s what the NCC discover learn:
- “The Nigerian Communications Fee hereby notifies the general public and subscribers of Globacom Restricted (Globacom) that approval has been granted for the partial disconnection of Globacom from MIN Nigeria Communications Plc. (MTN), attributable to non-settlement of interconnect expenses.
- “Globacom was notified of the appliance made by MTN and was allowed to remark and state its case. The Fee, having examined the appliance and circumstances surrounding the indebtedness, decided that Globacom doesn’t have adequate or justifiable cause for non-payment of the interconnect expenses.
- “All subscribers are, subsequently, requested to TAKE NOTICE that: The Fee has authorised the Partial Disconnection of Globacom to MTN in accordance with Part 100 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003, and Paragraph 9 of the Pointers on Process for Granting Approval to Disconnect Telecommunications Operators, 2012.
- “On the expiration of 10 (ten) days from the date of this discover, subscribers of Globacom will now not be capable to make calls to MTN however will be capable to RECEIVE CALLS. The Partial Disconnection, nevertheless, will enable inbound calls to the Globacom community. Please observe that this disconnection will subsist till in any other case decided by the Fee.”
A part of the general public discover learn: “All subscribers are requested to take discover that the fee has authorised the partial disconnection of Globacom to MTN.
- “That is in accordance with Part 100 of the Nigerian Communications Act (2003) and paragraph 9 of the Pointers on Process for Granting Approval to Disconnect Telecommunications Operators (2012).
- “On the expiration of 10 days from Jan. 8, 2024, subscribers of Globacom will now not be capable to make calls to MTN however will be capable to obtain calls.”
The Glo official mentioned a correct cross-checking of information ought to have been achieved earlier than concluding that the telco was owing MTN.
- “We aren’t owing MTN any interconnect expenses,” the Glo official mentioned.
The official added that Glo was the primary telecoms firm that launched the pay-per-second type of billing, thereby slicing the monopoly of the opposite international firms working in Nigeria.
In line with the Glo official, the report towards Nigeria’s totally indigenous telecommunications firm that has redefined entry to communications in any respect ranges is fake.
