By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has denied renewing MTN’s Universal Access Service License (UASL).
This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja by the agency’s Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, on Tuesday, August 3, 2021.
The denial was sequel to a publication that alleged the telecom regulator had granted MTN another 10 years mobile operating licence.
Adinde, while acknowledging that company has applied for the renewal of the UASL, disclosed that the application was yet to be approved as it was undergoing required regulatory processes.
The statement said: “The attention of the NCC is drawn to a publication in an online media titled: “Govt renews MTN Nigeria licence amid 20 years of GSM Phones.
”The publication was to the effect that the mobile operating licence of MTN had been renewed by the Commission for another period of ten years.
“The online publication which cited regulatory filings by the NCC as its source, stated that MTN Nigeria, the nation’s largest Mobile Network Operator (MNO), has secured regulatory approval of the renewal of its operating licence for another 10 years with effect from Sept. 1, 2021.”