A major factor responsible for poor quality of telephony services is the import and use of unapproved mobile phones in the country, according to the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON).
The body disclosed that there are over 20 unapproved handsets in the country.Consequently, ATCON, the body, which represents telecommunications and Information Technology (IT) firms in the country, has urged urgent measures to curb this menace.
ATCON President Olusola Teniola, at a reception for the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, in Lagos at the weekend, said government must stop dumping of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) products in Nigeria.
Teniola said investigations had revealed that over 20 mobile phone brands in the country are not NCC type-approved and contribute significantly to the persistent poor quality of service (QoS).
Though he was silent about the particular set of mobile phone brands, Teniola said "we plead with government to put in place anti-counterfeiting measures such as the facilitation of integrated web portal-based International Mobile Equipment Identity to International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMEI-IMSI) collection to stem the menace of sub-standard or unrecognised mobile phones.
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