NCC Summons GLO, Suspends Promotion

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has summoned he management of Globacom Limited to appear before the Commission in Abuja on Thursday, August 17, 2017 for allegedly violating the terms of its GLO Overload Promotion. The Commission also ordered Globacom to suspend the promo immediately pending the outcome of the summons.

In a letter (NCC/Glo/F76/vol/13/2017) dated August 10, 2017 and signed by Sunday Dare, Executive Commissioner, Stakeholders Management and Abdullahi Maikano, Director Consumer Affairs of NCC, the Commission stated as follows:

“It has however come to our notice that Globacom Nigeria Limited has been implementing the above regulatory approval in breach, especially given your recent media campaign on the “Glo Free Data Offer, a clear departure from the terms and condition of the approval given for the Glo Overload Promotion.

Consequent upon the above, you are hereby directed to suspend implementation of the Glo Overload Promotion from your network with immediate effect.”

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