Interconnect debt: NCC says Globacom and MTN have reached ‘agreement’

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that MTN and Globacom have reached an agreement to resolve the interconnect debt issue, over which the former was to disconnect the latter. 

This came as the 10-day pre-disconnection notice issued by the Commission lapsed today. With the new development, MTN will no longer disconnect Globacom as earlier scheduled.  

The Commission, however, noted that the disconnection is only ‘put on hold’ for 21 days starting from January 17th, 2024. Within this period, the debt issue is expected to have been completely resolved.  

Recall that the telecom regulator had last week approved a partial disconnection of Globacom by MTN over its refusal to pay interconnect debt.