Telecom sector regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), yesterday stopped telecom service providers from further barring of subscribers’ telephone lines.
It ordered immediate reactivation of lines disconnected at the weekend due to National Identity Number (NIN)/ Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) verification non-compliance.
It said in a statement that the directive had become imperative considering the number of times the commission had reviewed the NIN/SIM issues and the need to give consumers enough time to meet deadlines.
NCC urged telecom companies to immediately restore lines disconnected over the weekend and allow consumers to sort their verification issues out within the period granted by the government.
The statement by Director of Public Affairs Reuben Muoka reads: “Over the weekend many telecom subscribers/consumers were unable to access their phone lines because of the inability of many telecom consumers to verify their National Identification Numbers (NINs) with their Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs).”
