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尼日利亚命令公司停止销售和注册SIM卡:声明
根据尼日利亚通信委员会的一份声明，尼日利亚已指示所有电信公司，包括Airtel和MTN等巨头，在审计规则合规性期间停止销售SIM卡。
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沃达丰Idea 20%的销售团队员工辞职
因此，沃达丰Idea目前正在寻找替代人选。该电信公司在其领英公司页面上列出了1905个职位空缺，如AGM -预付费营销专员，AGM -预付费营销，AGM -营销分析等。
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拉各斯:尼日利亚指示所有电信公司，包括电信巨头附近的旅馆而且MTN，停止销售SIM卡尼日利亚通信委员会的一份声明称，该委员会同时对规则合规性进行审计。
该声明没有说明审计需要多长时间，但表示NCC可以在“绝对必要的情况下”批准豁免。
“移动网络运营商(MNOs)在此被指示立即暂停销售、注册和激活新的SIM卡直到审计工作结束，政府已经传达了新的方向，”声明说。
它表示，审计将检查公司是否遵守SIM卡注册规则。
尼日利亚制定了SIM卡注册规则，试图阻止恐怖分子和犯罪分子使用未注册的SIM卡。
其他受到影响的尼日利亚运营商包括9Mobile和Globacom Ltd.。
MTN表示，已按照指示停止了SIM卡的销售、注册和激活。“我们对这将给我们的一些客户带来的不便表示遗憾，并致力于与NCC合作，以高效和无缝的方式完成计划中的审计。”
Airtel没有立即回复记者的置评请求。
2015年，通信监管机构向MTN尼日利亚提供了1.04万亿美元奈拉好因为未能断开未注册的SIM卡，但MTN通过谈判减少了罚款，以扫清在尼日利亚证券交易所上市的道路。
该声明没有说明审计需要多长时间，但表示NCC可以在“绝对必要的情况下”批准豁免。
“移动网络运营商(MNOs)在此被指示立即暂停销售、注册和激活新的SIM卡直到审计工作结束，政府已经传达了新的方向，”声明说。
尼日利亚制定了SIM卡注册规则，试图阻止恐怖分子和犯罪分子使用未注册的SIM卡。
其他受到影响的尼日利亚运营商包括9Mobile和Globacom Ltd.。
MTN表示，已按照指示停止了SIM卡的销售、注册和激活。“我们对这将给我们的一些客户带来的不便表示遗憾，并致力于与NCC合作，以高效和无缝的方式完成计划中的审计。”
Airtel没有立即回复记者的置评请求。
2015年，通信监管机构向MTN尼日利亚提供了1.04万亿美元奈拉好因为未能断开未注册的SIM卡，但MTN通过谈判减少了罚款，以扫清在尼日利亚证券交易所上市的道路。
LAGOS : Nigeria has directed all telecommunications firms, including giants such as Airtel<\/a> and MTN<\/a>, to stop selling SIM cards<\/a> while it audits rule compliance, according to a statement from the Nigeria Communications Commission.
The statement did not indicate how long the audit would take but said the NCC could grant exemptions \"where it is absolutely necessary.\"
\"Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are hereby directed to immediately suspend the sale, registration and activation of new SIM<\/a> Cards until the audit exercise is concluded, and government has conveyed the new direction,\" the statement said.
The statement did not indicate how long the audit would take but said the NCC could grant exemptions \"where it is absolutely necessary.\"
\"Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are hereby directed to immediately suspend the sale, registration and activation of new SIM<\/a> Cards until the audit exercise is concluded, and government has conveyed the new direction,\" the statement said.
<\/div><\/div>It said the audit would check whether companies were complying with SIM card registration rules.
Nigeria created the SIM card registration rules in an attempt to stop terrorists and criminals from using unregistered SIM cards.
Other Nigerian carriers affected by the announcement include 9Mobile and Globacom Ltd.
MTN said it stopped the sale, registration and activation of SIM cards as directed. \"We regret the inconvenience this will cause some of our customers and are committed to working with the NCC to complete the planned audit in an efficient and seamless manner\".
Airtel did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In 2015, the communications regulator handed MTN Nigeria a 1.04 trillion naira fine<\/a> for failing to disconnect unregistered SIM cards, but MTN negotiated a reduced fine to clear its path to list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
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Nigeria created the SIM card registration rules in an attempt to stop terrorists and criminals from using unregistered SIM cards.
Other Nigerian carriers affected by the announcement include 9Mobile and Globacom Ltd.
MTN said it stopped the sale, registration and activation of SIM cards as directed. \"We regret the inconvenience this will cause some of our customers and are committed to working with the NCC to complete the planned audit in an efficient and seamless manner\".
Airtel did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In 2015, the communications regulator handed MTN Nigeria a 1.04 trillion naira fine<\/a> for failing to disconnect unregistered SIM cards, but MTN negotiated a reduced fine to clear its path to list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
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