The Chairman of House Committee on Telecommunications, Saheed Akinade- Fijabi made this known while featuring at the South-West Group of Online Publishers (SWEGOP), media chat yesterday in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Akinade-Fijabi, who disclosed that the NCC amendment Act has passed through the second reading, said: “there are a lot of amendments in the NCC Act but the major one is on the unsolicited messages.”
The All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker said the amendment of the Act “will serve as a legal back up needed to sanction any erring companies.” According to him, the major amendment on the NCC Act is that of the unsolicited messages, after it has been passed and the president gives his assent, it will serve as sanction to any defaulter.
The Guardian
*waste of time and tax payers money!...Must everything be a bill?Gosh!!!...Or is the Joke on me here?
Very good
ReplyDeletenot only sms even calls my phone go ring me go think say na person dey call I go run from where I dey to pick CALL next thing I go hear na great news from airtel me go just sigh
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save the numbers as airtel 1 airtel 2 for as many numbers they use in calling you. when you see the saved numbers and don't pick, they will reduce the call and even stop. the robotic machine call will notice you not picking.
DeleteNa them sabi
ReplyDeleteStella it is a good move, if only you here you will understand how disturbing it could be.
DeleteMTN own is 3-much.
ReplyDeleteStella, the thing tire me. This is something they can stop by officially telling them. But no, they must behave like people that have everything going well in their country
ReplyDeleteIf it is not back by any law no telecom operator will stop and under what law will they be liable too. The only language understood here is force even cooperate organisation.
DeleteAnyway i have blacklisted all my etisalat unwarranted sms. No be by force
ReplyDeletePlease how can I do that, Etisalat own na by 3 am my own phone dey ring. I don tire for them, airtel own na die. Their numbers dey resemble real numbers, na every weekend I dey delete the messages. I don tire to dey recieve them
DeleteStella, for real? Joke is on you.
ReplyDeleteLol, she doesn't know what we are passing through. There are days you can get upto 3 different calls from airtel, the message dem na die. Etisalat go use text destroy your destiny. I don't know if Etisalat machines were designed by witches, from 1am 🕐 messages don dey pour in. E remain make I cry
DeleteThere's a 'Do Not Disturb' code you can send if you no longer wish to receive such messages but this amendment of the Act is necessary so that if any telecoms company still sends you unsolicited messages, they can be sanctioned by the NCC.
ReplyDeleteI think the do not disturb works for mtn alone. I might be wrong though
DeletePls you guys should stop them today. How can text message wake you up and what you will see on your phone screen is to download caller tune.
ReplyDeleteIts about time. Also do not forget to raise a bill on corruption. Death sentence is not a bad idea.
ReplyDeleteAbeg the bill should not pass any reading stage, it should be signed and passed into law with immediate effect and quick urgency. Aunt Stella! na because you no dey naija na make you dey yan like that. The messages and calls are so frustrating and irritating. Even after sending stop and deactivating, they will still use another technique. Make them pass the bill into law SHARPLY...
ReplyDeleteIndeed these telecommunication companies are really frustrating user with irrelevant SMS.
ReplyDeleteUse true caller and block every unwanted call.
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