Nigerian Lawmakers Seek 18-Month Waiting Period Before Telecom Firms Recycle Dormant Lines

Nigerian Lawmakers Seek 18-Month Waiting Period Before Telecom Firms Recycle Dormant Lines

Lawmakers also proposed public disclosure of numbers slated for reuse and stronger collaboration with regulators.

Reps ask NCC to extend period for reassignment of inactive phone numbers

The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to extend the waiting period before inactive phone numbers are reassigned to new users to one year and six months. The lawmakers said the move would strengthen compliance with the Data Protection Act, 2023, and protect Nigerians from fraud, identity theft, and wrongful criminal allegations linked to reassigned SIM cards. The resolution followed the adoption of a …

House of reps wants waiting period for phone number recycling extended to 18 months

The Nigerian lawmakers are proposing a bill to extend the waiting period before inactive phone numbers are reassigned to new users from 12 months to 18 months.  At its Tuesday sitting, the House of Representatives said it will ask the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to extend the waiting period before recycling dormant SIM cards and reassigning them to new users. They noted that the move would strengthen compliance with the Data Protect…