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The Nigerian Communication Commission on Thursday announced plans to introduce measures to curb data depletion and ensure that telecom subscribers get value for their money. The commission noted that data depletion was one of the most prevalent complaints received from telecom consumers. The Executive Vice Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer, NCC, Prof Umar Danbata said this at the 91st edition of the Telecom Consumer Parliament tagged “Data depletion: Discussions on Various Perspectives”, held in Abuja. Danbata said most of the complaints came as a result of the recent customer’s migration to 4G/LTE technology. The EVC, who spoke through the Director, of Licensing and Authorisation, Muhammed Babajika, noted that this edition came on the heels of the 90th edition in Lagos in June 2022, where the commission gathered industry players to discuss the theme “5G Technology: Opportunities and Challenges”. He, however, said that as a result of the 90th TCP event, the commission had increased its capacity to handle type approval of devices resulting from the introduction of 5G by intensifying its efforts to educate telecom consumers on the benefits of 5G, particularly as regards the higher speed of data.

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