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Telcos To Subscribers: “Line Barring Exercise Has No Link With Planned National Protest”

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Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON)
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–Provide Subscribers With Steps To Unblock Blocked Lines

News Highlights:

  • ALTON firmly denies any connection between the ongoing subscriber line barring exercise and the planned national protest.
  • Subscriber line barring exercise linked to the harmonization of the SIM Registration database with the National Identity Database
  • ALTON assures customers that all operators have implemented measures to help those whose lines have been blocked.

The Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has denied as untrue, some online reports linking the ongoing subscriber line barring exercise, with the planned national protest.

ALTON said on Monday in a press statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo and Executive Secretary, Gbolahan Awonuga that “there’s absolutely no connection between the two.”

The Association stated that the NIN/SIM link registration deadline had earlier been set for 31st July 2024.

“The fact of the matter is that the harmonization exercise of the SIM Registration database and National Identity Database has been ongoing for several months. This is aimed at improving the integrity of the National SIM registration database.

“Customers who had their lines blocked recently are those whom their service providers found a mismatch between their records on both databases.

“We advise such customers to contact their service providers through communicated channels for resolution of the issue,” ALTON said in the statement obtained by Digital TimesNG.

The Association disclosed that all operators have put in place measures to ensure that anyone whose line is blocked can unblock it by following some easy steps as provided below:

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Airtel: Dial *121# and input your eleven-digit NIN number. The subscriber will receive a confirmation message that you have successfully unbarred your Airtel SIM card.

9Mobile: Dial *200*8#

Glo: Dial *109*Your NIN number#. For example, if your NIN is 12345678901, you would dial *109*12345678901# Then follow the prompts to submit your NIN for linkage.

MTN: If an MTN line is barred, all the subscriber needs to do is visit nin.mtn.ng, to check the NIN status, and if not linked, proceed to link it.

During the process, an OTP would be requested, as well as the NIN. After giving consent and submitting the NIN linking request, it will be done, and the line will be automatically unbarred.

Smile: Send your valid NIN to customercare@smile.com.ng or call 07020444444, you will be asked to provide consent, and upon receipt of customer consent and successful verification of NIN, the line will be unbarred.

Spectranet: Call toll-free line 8002345678 and submit your NIN but will have to get your KYC done at Spectranet Store. Customer can email care@spectranet.com.ng and submit their NIN but will have to submit their KYC at Spectranet Store. Customer can go to the Spectranet website and submit their NIN online but to complete the process they will have to do KYC at the Spectranet Store.

Ntel: Customer should visit any Ntel store with their NIN, fingerprint is used to call up their existing KYC profile with Ntel for verification, consent is received, and the line is updated and unbarred.

ALTON said that “in case these online steps fail, subscribers can physically visit any walk-in centres of operators, to unblock their lines.”

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The Association said it is committed to supporting the government of Nigeria and upholding the rights of citizens.

“As an industry, we respect and commit to protecting the rights of all people to communicate, to share information freely and responsibly, and to enjoy privacy and security regarding their data and their use of digital communications,” ALTON reiterated.

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