The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that MTN Nigeria, Glo and Airtel Nigeria were still banned from selling subscriber identification module (SIM) card and conducting sales promotions despite paying the N647.5 million fines imposed by the regulator for poor quality of service.
The ban on new SIM card additions to their networks and sales promotions takes effect from March 31, 2014. The ban is to keep the telecom network stable from deteriorating beyond the current