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Nigeria: MTN Launches DSTV Mobile Technology

01.05.2008 12:18    allafrica.com
MTN Nigeria has formally introduced its DSTV Mobile Television services to its subscribers.


Nigeria: Senate Rejects Report On GSM

01.05.2008 12:18    allafrica.com
The Senate yesterday rejected a five-page report on the state of the Global System of Mobile Communications (GSM) because the National Assembly Joint Committee did not recommend adequate punishments to service providers and the regulating Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) for

Nigeria: Investments in Telecoms Sector Hit N1.35 Tr -- Ndukwe

01.05.2008 12:18    allafrica.com
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said investments in the Telecommunications sector rose from $50 million in 2001 (N5.85 billion) to more than $11.5 billion (N1.35 trillion) in 2008, Mr Ernest Ndukwe, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, said this yesterday

Nigeria: NCC Restates Calls for More Base Stations

01.05.2008 12:18    allafrica.com
As Nigerians continue to grapple with poor quality of service in the nations telecoms industry, the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) has restated its earlier call for more base stations to be procured by telecoms operators in the country to address

Uganda: MPs Tour Controversial Tororo Warid Mast

01.05.2008 12:18    allafrica.com
MPs on the technology committee last Friday inspected a controversial mast constructed by WARID telecom in Amagoro village in Tororo district.

Uganda: Warid Subscribers to Talk Free

01.05.2008 12:18    allafrica.com
WARID Telecom has launched a promotion in which customers will be charged for only the first two minutes and the rest of the time is free.

Nigeria: NASS to Punish GSM Operators

01.05.2008 12:18    allafrica.com
For not recommending any form of sanction for service providers of the Global System of Mobil Communications (GSM) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), in spite of public outcry, the Senate yesterday threw back the report of its joint Committee,

Nigeria: N4bn Compensation - Celtel, MTN Set to Pay Subscribers

01.05.2008 12:18    allafrica.com
In a bid to escape the hammer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC for poor quality of service on its network, Celtel Nigeria has concluded plans to pay billions of naira as compensation to subscribers on its network as directed

Nigeria: Imo Trains 350 Youths in Computer Programme

01.05.2008 12:18    allafrica.com
In its commitment to the United Nation's Millennium Developing Goals of halving the number of people living in poverty by 2015, the Imo State Government has trained 350 youths in various computer programmes.

Nigeria: Kano to Renovate Ado Bayero House With N270m

01.05.2008 12:18    allafrica.com
Kano State government has approved N270 million for the renovation of the Ado Bayero House in order to actualize the state's policy on Information and Communication Technology.

Nigeria: Developing Local Content in Telecoms Industry

01.05.2008 12:18    allafrica.com
A Chinese national at an intellectual gathering once unwittingly described Nigerians as a bunch of friendly people who love foreigners and all things foreign. Though he was expressing his opinion, he hit the nail on the head because over time

Nigeria: Zinox Initiated Into Intel Global Champions Club

01.05.2008 12:18    allafrica.com
Zinox Technologies has been initiated into the global champions club of Intel Corporation worldwide, the number one computer chips maker.

Nigeria: MTN Partners DSTV for TV On the Go

01.05.2008 12:18    allafrica.com
Nigeria's leading telecommunications company, MTN and Multichoice Nigeria recently took telecommunications partnerships to new heights with the launch of Mobile Television on the MTN network. With the launch, MTN becomes the first cellular network to offer its subscribers an opportunity

Nigeria: Senate Turns Down C'ttee's Report On GSM Providers

01.05.2008 12:18    allafrica.com
Outpourings of exploitation of the general public by GSM telecommunication providers and the failure of the National Communication Commission (NCC) to keep them in check overflowed as the Senate yesterday turned down a report by its joint Committees on the

Nigeria: Motorola Gets MTN Nigeria Optimisation Contract

01.05.2008 12:18    allafrica.com
Motorola has disclosed that it has won an MTN Nigeria network optimisation service contract.

Nigeria: New Postal Law Underway - BPE

01.05.2008 12:18    allafrica.com
The director of information and communication in the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Benjamin Dikki, has revealed that the postal policy and new postal legislation are near completion after both documents were subjected to extensive stakeholder sensitisation.

Nigeria: Global Touch Flags Off Construction of Satellite Gateway

01.05.2008 12:18    allafrica.com
Global Touch Ltd, a Nigerian company licensed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to offer Global Mobile Personal communication by satellite, has commenced the construction of its gateway earth station in Kaduna.

Tanzania: Rivalry in Telecoms Market Comes Under TCRA Scrutiny

01.05.2008 12:18    allafrica.com
A study on the effectiveness of competition in the telecommunications market will be carried out in Tanzania.

Nigeria: Kano Partners Malaysian Experts On ICT

01.05.2008 12:18    allafrica.com
Kano State Government has fashioned out an Information and Communication Technology policy and is collaborating with foreign experts to actualize its plans on ICT.

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