NCC grants MTN, 9mobile National Roaming Service approval

NCC grants MTN, 9mobile National Roaming Service approval

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted approval for two mobile network operators, MTN Nigeria and 9mobile, to carry out trial of National Roaming Service for three months.

The service enables a mobile subscriber to automatically make and receive voice calls, send and receive data, or accesses other services when travelling outside a particular network geographical area by utilising the network coverage of other networks with roaming arrangements to access service.

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The trial, which started on August 1, will end on October 31, 2020.With the approval, the telcos are expected to configure their networks to begin test and simulation for customer experience.

NCC Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, said the primary objective of NRS trial is to encourage network resource sharing, among operator

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