There was a new twist to the lawsuit filed by Etisalat, which is dragging MTN and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to court over the unfair advantage the latter is giving to the former.
The commission yesterday (Monday) asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to grant an adjournment to enable it respond to the processes filed by Etisalat, which is requesting the court to review the decision of the commission to grant a special waiver to South African telecommunications company, MTN to offer tariffs that are contrary to the 2013 NCC Determination of Dominance in selected telecommunications market in Nigeria and without due process.
NCC had declared MTN a dominant operator and proceeded to grant MTN a special waiver in what Etisalat says contravenes the obligations imposed on MTN in the Dominance Determination. Etisalat Nigeria also claims that the waiver was granted without due process and to the detriment of all other players in the sector and thus an early review and reversal of the special waiver will ensure the sustained health and growth of the industry.
