Following a Direction to the
telecommunications service providers
in the country, the operators, will from
July 1, 2016, activate the DO NOT
DISTURB facility which gives
subscribers the freedom to choose what
messages to receive from the
various networks. With this Direction the
operators have
been mandated to dedicate a common
Short Code (2442) which will enable
subscribers take informed decisions.
Mr. Tony Ojobo, Director of Public
Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission
(NCC), in a statement, said
this action was taken in order to
protect subscribers from the nuisance
of unsolicited texts, and therefore a
direct regulatory response to the
yearnings of the subscribers. By this action, he
explained, the
Commission has invoked a regulatory
provision which had hitherto been
overlooked by the operators.
Taking cognizance of the broad range
of services which include: Banking/ Insurance/
Financial Products, Real
Estate, Education, Health, Consumer
Goods and Automobiles,
Communication/ Broadcasting/
Entertainment/ IT, Tourism and leisure,
Sports, Religion(Christianity, Islam, others), the
Commission directed the
operators to give the necessary
instructions and clarifications that will
enable subscribers subscribe to a
particular service/services /none at all. In fact, a
Full DND which is SMS
“STOP” to 2442 does not allow the
subscriber to receive any unsolicited
message from the operators at all. Below are the
various options:
“SMS 1” for receiving SMS relating to
Banking? Insurance/ Financial products
to 2442
“SMS 2” for receiving |SMS relating
to real Estate to 2442 “SMS 3” for receiving SMS
relating to
Education to 2442
“SMS 4” for receiving SMS relating to
Health to 2442
“SMS 5” for receiving SMS relating to
Consumer goods and Automobiles to 2442”
“SMS 6” for receiving SMS relating to
Communication/ Broadcasting
Entertainment/IT to 2442
“SMS 7” for receiving SMS relating to
Tourism and leisure to 2442 “SMS 8” for receiving
SMS relating to
Sports to 2442
“SMS 9” for receiving SMS relating to
Religion to 2442
Ojobo pointed out however that the
decision of the Commission does not affect
personal messages or person to
person messages which are private
communication by individuals.
He urged the operators to comply
immediately with the Direction issued
by the Commission and never again harass
subscribers with unw
telecommunications service providers
in the country, the operators, will from
July 1, 2016, activate the DO NOT
DISTURB facility which gives
subscribers the freedom to choose what
messages to receive from the
various networks. With this Direction the
operators have
been mandated to dedicate a common
Short Code (2442) which will enable
subscribers take informed decisions.
Mr. Tony Ojobo, Director of Public
Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission
(NCC), in a statement, said
this action was taken in order to
protect subscribers from the nuisance
of unsolicited texts, and therefore a
direct regulatory response to the
yearnings of the subscribers. By this action, he
explained, the
Commission has invoked a regulatory
provision which had hitherto been
overlooked by the operators.
Taking cognizance of the broad range
of services which include: Banking/ Insurance/
Financial Products, Real
Estate, Education, Health, Consumer
Goods and Automobiles,
Communication/ Broadcasting/
Entertainment/ IT, Tourism and leisure,
Sports, Religion(Christianity, Islam, others), the
Commission directed the
operators to give the necessary
instructions and clarifications that will
enable subscribers subscribe to a
particular service/services /none at all. In fact, a
Full DND which is SMS
“STOP” to 2442 does not allow the
subscriber to receive any unsolicited
message from the operators at all. Below are the
various options:
“SMS 1” for receiving SMS relating to
Banking? Insurance/ Financial products
to 2442
“SMS 2” for receiving |SMS relating
to real Estate to 2442 “SMS 3” for receiving SMS
relating to
Education to 2442
“SMS 4” for receiving SMS relating to
Health to 2442
“SMS 5” for receiving SMS relating to
Consumer goods and Automobiles to 2442”
“SMS 6” for receiving SMS relating to
Communication/ Broadcasting
Entertainment/IT to 2442
“SMS 7” for receiving SMS relating to
Tourism and leisure to 2442 “SMS 8” for receiving
SMS relating to
Sports to 2442
“SMS 9” for receiving SMS relating to
Religion to 2442
Ojobo pointed out however that the
decision of the Commission does not affect
personal messages or person to
person messages which are private
communication by individuals.
He urged the operators to comply
immediately with the Direction issued
by the Commission and never again harass
subscribers with unw
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