The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigeria?s telecom regulator, has said that it may impose a penalty on Airtel Nigeria, if it is unable to improve the quality of its mobile services. The regulator may also bar the company from acquiring new subscribers.

It is believed that Airtel Nigeria, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, MTN and Globacom may pay a fine of $ 6,216 per subscriber if the sanctions are implemented.

Meanwhile, NCC has said that it has purchased equipment to monitor if customers are able to make and receive calls, along with monitoring the call quality.

Further, it is believed that NCC has given the operators 30 days to improve the quality of their services.