MTN, one of Africa’s largest telecommunications companies plans to challenge Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over a hefty fine, the corporation said on Friday.
Acting on legal advice, South Africa-based MTN believes it has “valid grounds” to challenge the Nigerian Communications Commission’s $3.9 billion fine in the Federal High Court in Lagos, the group said in a statement. MTN will contest the commission’s power to impose a penalty and the amount demanded, said MTN spokesman Chris Maroleng.
“The manner of the imposition of the fine and the quantum thereof is not in accordance with the NCC’s powers under the Nigerian Communications Act,” the statement said.
The Nigerian commission fined MTN for failing to deactivate 5.2 million unregistered cellphone SIM cards by an August deadline, a matter of national security because law enforcement says cellphones are used in extremist attacks and kidnappings.
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