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Airtel, 9mobile Oppose Transfer Of Visafone’s Spectrum To MTN

June 26, 2018 0

Airtel and 9mobile, mobile network operators in the country, have opposed the transfer of an 800MHz from Visafone Communications to MTN Nigeria. Speaking in Abuja on Monday at a public inquiry organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), representatives of the operators said transferring the spectrum to MTN could result in a monopoly. Chidozie Arinze, 9mobile’s head of regulatory affairs, …

CBN To Conduct Financial Check On 9mobile Buyer

February 23, 2018 0

The Central Bank of Nigeria is to carry out a financial check of the winner of the 9mobile auction while the Nigerian Communications Commission will focus on the buyer’s ability to provide quality service, the Executive Vice-Chairman, NCC, Umar Danbatta, has said. “These are all measures we’re putting in place to ensure the survival of 9mobile and prevent a repeat …

Glo, Airtel, Three Others Bid To Take Over 9mobile

December 15, 2017 0

Five firms are bidding to acquire troubled telecom firm 9Mobile (formerly Etisalat), The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said yesterday. It was learnt that the five were picked as qualified among the 16 that Expressed Interestto Barclays bank, the financial advisers on the bid. NCC Executive Vice Chairman Prof. Umar Danbatta said yesterday the five successful bidders had been “allowed access …