Device Compliance policy: NCC says existing phone users need no action 

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has assured telecommunications subscribers that mobile phones and different SIM-enabled devices already successful usage earlier the commencement of its Type Approval Compliance implementation volition not beryllium affected by the caller regulatory measure.

The Director of Technical Standards and Network Integrity astatine the Commission, Engr. Edoyemi Ogoh, gave the assurance portion responding to questions from journalists during a property briefing successful Abuja connected Tuesday.

Ogoh explained that the Commission had taken steps to guarantee that existing devices were captured earlier the instrumentality checker became afloat operational, adding that subscribers who had been utilizing their devices earlier the implementation would not beryllium required to instrumentality immoderate action.

According to him, the Commission had already registered astir 233 cardinal subscribers and astir 131 cardinal devices crossed the state earlier the strategy became afloat operational.

“As astatine the clip the instrumentality checker came backmost and really became afloat operational, we had already registered astir 233 cardinal subscribers and astir 131 cardinal devices crossed the country,” helium said.

He added that the compliance requirements were chiefly intended to code devices being purchased and introduced into the Nigerian marketplace alternatively than phones already successful use.

“The subscriber does not person to bash anything. Those that bought th...