Nigeria: Natcoms Seeks Free Anti-Mobile Phone Theft Service - AllAfrica.com

Lagos

The Nigerian Telecommunications Subscribers Association NATCOMS have called on the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC and all the telecomms operating companies in the state to supply free anti-mobile telephone larceny service to Nigerian subscribers.

The President of NATCOMS, Head Deola Ogunbanjo said the telephone call was imperative in order to restrict the threat of changeless phone larcenies in Nigeria.

He added that the service is free everywhere in the world, and in line with International Best Practices .

Ogunbanjo who stated that NATCOMS started the anti-mobile phone larceny enterprise tagged the Anti-MOPHTI Undertaking in Federal Republic Of Nigeria during the December, 2005 edition of the NCC Telecomms Consumer Parliament, stressed that everyone nowadays at the meeting agreed that something should be done to halt the criminal menace.

He added that as a follow up to the Anti-MOPHTI project, NATCOMS wrote an Anti-MOPHTI undertaking proposal through the Presidency to NCC dated 20th March, 2006 .

Ogunbanjo who gave a dislocation of respective correspondences held with assorted telecoms organic structures on the substance disclosed that on April 19, 2006 , NCC acknowledged the Anti-MOPHTI undertaking proposal stating that "The Committee wishes to state that your projected undertaking is a solid thought which will travel along manner in addressing mobile French telephones larceny in the country". NCC went additional to ask for NATCOMS to their Head Office in Capital Of Nigeria for a meeting on the inside information of Anti-MOPHTI. The locale was the Commission's Boardroom, the day of the month was Tuesday, 16th May, 2006 while the clip was fixed for 10.00 a.m. NATCOMS, along with Newstream Technologies Limited attended the meeting promptly.

In July 2006, the Nigerian Communications Committee (NCC) sent out invitation letters to NATCOMS and other stakeholders to submit Proposals on Consultation on a National Scheme to Restrict Larceny of Mobile River Handset.

On August 30, 2006 , the NCC organised a audience on a national strategy to restrict larceny of mobile French telephones which took topographic point at the MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos .

NATCOMS made a elaborate presentation and submitted an updated proposal on the anti-mobile phone larceny enterprise (Anti-MOPHTI) project, emphasising that anti-mobile phone larceny service must be free as it is everywhere in the human race and in line with International Best Practices (IBP).

Some other companies presented a fee-paying service while the Telecomms Operating Companies were soundless on the matter, during the national consultation.

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The GSM Association - International is in support of all GSM operating companies world-wide to render the anti-mobile phone larceny service free of any complaints whatsoever.

They expressed preparedness to spouse with local GSM associations (in this case, the GSM Association - Nigeria) for the chief intent of providing the service FREE..

Ogunbanjo added that NCC and the telecommunications companies in Federal Republic Of Federal Republic Of Federal Republic Of Nigeria must understand that Nigeria is a prima participant in the telecommunications human race and the comity of states "hence, we should always make things according to and in line International Best Practices (IBP) which in this lawsuit of Anti-Mobile Telephone Larceny Service must be free of any complaints to Nigerian Subscribers as supported by the GSM Association - International"