Nationwide Telecom Blackout Looms as Diesel Blockade Hits 16,000 Telecom Sites

Telcos Warn of Possible Service Disruption Over Diesel Supply Crisis

By Adedapo Adesanya The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), which acts as the umbrella body for all mobile network operators, tower companies, and telecommunications infrastructure providers in Nigeria, has raised concerns over the ongoing disruptions to the supply of diesel to telecoms cell sites across the country. In a statement released on […]

Telecoms blackout looms as base station operators, diesel suppliers battle

Diesel business dispute between telecom tower managers, IHS, and the Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, NOGASA, is threatening to affect telecom services in the country. The dispute, Vanguard gathered, arose from an allegation by IHS that two member companies of NOGOSA misappropriated its diesel stock and called for thorough investigations. However, NOGOSA in a swift response said IHS was deflecting attention to repeated brea…

“A Threat To 140 Million Subscribers” — ALTON Warns As Diesel Blockade Threatens 16,000 Telecom Sites Nationwide - TheNigeriaLawyer

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has warned of a potential nationwide communications blackout due to a diesel supply blockade threatening the operations of 16,000 telecommunications sites. In a press release issued on Thursday, August 7, and signed by ALTON Chairman Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, the group explained that members of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Natural …

Nigeria: Telecoms operators fear network disruption due to diesel blockage by oil workers - Worldstage

WorldStage Newsonline–  Nigeria’s telecoms operators have expressed concern and warned that blocking the supply of diesel to network sites could soon cause major service problems across the country. Mr Gbenga Adebayo, the Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), made this known in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Adebayo noted that workers from two major oil unions, the Nigerian Union of Petroleum…

Diesel cutoff threatens Nigeria’s networks service – Telecoms operators

By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Nigeria's telecoms operators have warned that blocking the supply of diesel to network sites could soon cause major service problems across the country. The Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Mr Gbenga Adebayo, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Cause of...

Nationwide telecom blackout looms as diesel blockade hits 16,000 telecom sites

ALTON has warned of a potential nationwide communications blackout following a diesel supply blockade threatening the operation of 16,000 telecommunications sites.