ALTON Chairman, Gbenga Adebayo.
The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria has called on the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission and the Nigerian Communications Commission to establish a clear framework for regulating airtime and data credit services.
Chairman of the association, Gbenga Adebayo, made the call in a statement released on Monday, while reacting to the Federal High Court’s judgment in Lagos affirming the roles of both agencies.
The court held that the FCCPC has the authority to regulate airtime and data credit services but that its powers operate alongside those of the NCC.
The court affirmed the FCCPC’s powers under the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018 while preserving the NCC’s exclusive responsibility for telecommunications licensing and technical regulation under the Nigerian Communications Act 2003.
