Existing Phone-lines: Pantami Directs NCC To Address Issues Of Automatic Voicemails - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 15, 2019
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy,Isa Pantami has ordered the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC toimmediately ensure that issues regarding automatic voicemails are addressed onall existing phone lines in the country.
Pantami in a statement said his attention is drawn tothe latest trend of financial exploitation by Mobile Network Operators, MNOs inthe country through the automatic activation of the Voicemail Service on theirplatforms.
The Minister explained that based on the recentreports reaching his office, the practice has gained momentum in recent times,adding that voicemail service should be accessed at the discretion of thesubscriber and not by default.
Pantami described the act as worrisome andunacceptable, that telecoms subscribers suffer financial charges, for a servicethey are compelled to use by default.
According to him, Voicemail is not a popular serviceamong mobile phone users in Nigeria, coupled with the language challenge amongrural dwellers, who mostly do not understand the language deployed by thesenetworks.