The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has declared that it is yet to renew the Unified Access Service Licence of MTN.
NCC made the declaration against the background of a report that it had renewed MTN’s licence for another period of 10 years.
The online medium which published the claim was said to have cited regulatory filings by the NCC as its source, stating 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 September 1, 2021.”
Debunking the claim, however, NCC said although MTN had applied for the renewal of its licence, the application was yet to be approved.
At the moment, the commission stated, the document was still undergoing regulatory processes.
“This statement is issued for the guidance of our general stakeholders,” NCC said.
