The IWG on Multiple Taxation/Regulation meets every quarter of the year. However, due to limitations posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the IWG was only able to meet once in 2020 but was able to resolve accumulated issues of multiple taxation/regulation.
The Commission has commenced the review of the list of licensees who are either owing Annual Operating Levy (AOL) or in breach of the submission of their audited accounts in compliance with the provisions of the Commission’s Annual Operating Levy Regulations, 2014.
Consistent with the Commission’s mandate as enshrined in Section 89 of the NCA 2003, quarterly audit of MNOs’ platforms was conducted to ascertain level of compliance with the Guideline on SIM Replacement. The guideline on SIM Replacement which came into effect on the 9th of June 2017 guides against illegal SIM Swap by fraudulent individuals. This quarterly audit exercise therefore, is critical to bringing to the barest minimum the cases of fraudulent SIM Upgrade/Replacement.
Consistent with the Commission’s mandate as enshrined in Section 89 of the NCA 2003, quarterly audit of MNOs’ platforms was conducted to ascertain level of compliance with the Guideline on SIM Replacement. The guideline on SIM Replacement which came into effect on the 9th of June 2017 guides against illegal SIM Swap by fraudulent individuals. This quarterly audit exercise therefore, is critical to bringing to the barest minimum the cases of fraudulent SIM Upgrade/Replacement.
Pursuant to the directive that Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and Interconnect Clearing Houses forward their monthly interconnect traffic to the Commission on/before 10th of the preceding month.
The Commission received a letter from Sinel Global Concept Ltd. on behalf of Priority Communications Ltd., requesting a meeting on behalf of its client (Priority Communications Ltd.) for an out-of-court settlement regarding pending charge before the Federal High Court for illegal provision of communication services to wit; illegal deployment of service in the 5.4GHz frequency band.
Pursuant to the directive that Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and interconnection clearing hous
The Commission had successfully carried out a Stakeholders Engagement Session with relevant State Government Agencies on Tuesday, 17th July, 2018 at the HQ NAF Officers’ Mess and Suites, Kado, Abuja. Furthermore, there was a need to continue with the momentum of engaging State Government agencies who participated in that event.
Consistent with the Commission's mandate to monitor all significant activities relating to the performance of all Stakeholders in the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) Scheme and given the need to ensure a seamless porting process with strict adherence to the MNP Regulations 2014 and the Business Rules & Port Order Processes, a technical audit team carried out a comprehensive Q3, 2018 compliance audit exercise of the MNP Platform from 15th – 17th August, 2018.
Consistent with Section 106 (2) of the Nigerian Communications Act 2003 which mandates all licensed telecom companies to prepare individual consumer code for their respective customers and such consumer code shall be subject to the prior approval and ratification by the Commission, we are developing a compliance index database to ensure that operators comply with terms and conditions of their license documents.