- Vanguard
The proposed acquisition of Visafone operating licence by MTN, to enable it have authorised access to the defunct Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA operator’s 800MHz spectrum band is not going down well with other telcos in the country.The issue which resulted in a legal battle between MTN and another operator 9mobile, has been a time bomb since 2015 when the regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, announced it has authorised MTN to acquire 100 percent equity in Visafone.However, the explosion let off, Monday, when in apparent search for clear direction, the NCC gathered the telcos and select stakeholders to a public hearing meant to resolve the impasse....read more >>