NewStats: 3,263,625 , 8,180,826 topics. Date: Friday, 06 June 2025 at 10:17 PM 6g3771

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC may have started to implement the long awaited harmonisation of operations in the telecom sector, beginning with the collapsing of all short codes to a uniform number across all telecommunications operators.

What this means is that from the May 17, 2023, recharging your mobile phones, checking your credit balance for either airtime or data and all that services will be done with a uniform number irrespective of the network service you are subscribed to.

This appears the second phase of telecom industry harmonisation after NCC introduced the Mobile Number Portability in April 2013

Mobile number portability (MNP) enables mobile telephone s to switch from one mobile network carrier to another and still retain their original mobile telephone numbers.

In the new harmonised short codes, one unique code will perform short code services for subscribers of all telecom operators in the country.

Dropping the hint, umbrella body of telecom operators, the Association of Licensed Telecom Operators in Nigeria, ALTON, said its were ready to implement the new policy because it reflected modern regulatory practice which obtains globally.

In a statement signed by the duo of Chairman and Head Operations of the Association, Engr Gbenga Adebayo and Gbolahan Awonuga, the association said: “ALTON has announced the commencement of harmonised short codes across all networks pursuant to a regulatory modernisation initiative by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

“The harmonisation of short codes is aimed at implementing a streamlined process for common short codes across the industry, by making life easier for Nigerians through the memorisation of single codes, for various services across all networks as well as providing a cohesive regulatory frame work that is consistent with global best practices.

“Following the directive from NCC, the Association hereby informs the general public that during migration, which is to be concluded by 17th May, 2023 old and new common codes, will run concurrently, after which the old codes will cease to operate”.

The proposed harmonised short codes
? Call Center/Help Desk – 300, Voice Mail Deposit – 301, Voice Mail Retrieval -302, Borrow Services – 303, STOP Services – 304, Check Balance – 310, Credit Recharge – 311, Data Plan – 312.

Others are, Share Services – 321, Data Plan Balance – 323, Verification of SIM Registration/ NIN – SIM Linkage – 996 and Porting Services (MNP) – 2442

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/03/telcos-migrate-to-harmonised-short-codes-collapse-individual-short-codes-may-17/

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Then dey jonz before ni! Almost washed plate on Monday because I couldn’t make transfer after eating.

Good.

Nice

Jonzing people

Will this bring about good governance and development?

ijustdey:


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/03/telcos-migrate-to-harmonised-short-codes-collapse-individual-short-codes-may-17/

this good, FTC, I DEDICATE IT TO OBIDIENTS

That would be great.

Ok

Sooo happy about this

I no understand again o

Nice

Nonsense

Why don't they inform people before hand? They just suspended the services and are now telling us now.
Why do they like inflicting pain on the people?

It's a good one though

That will be cool and hassle free.

Ponomote:
Will this bring about good governance and development?

Yes

Interesting days ahead

One day, one trouble

Nice move , am tired of asking some one on how to recharge glo and 9 mobile

Ok

ijustdey:


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/03/telcos-migrate-to-harmonised-short-codes-collapse-individual-short-codes-may-17/

Thanks. It’s operational as we speak. I just checked my balance using *310#

ugotricey:
Jonzing people

i dey tell u na real jonz ndiara

Somebody is using my mtn line to borrow airtime. Once he finishes it, he borrows again. I have mailed and called MTN, they said they did not see anything relating to that.

I visited MTN office in my area yesterday, they advised me to clear the outstanding debt and do welcome back. I did that. Immediately I got home, the person has borrowed another N500. Please, make una help me

We haven't finished with the confusion CBN caused, INEC fire us another one. We never understand INEC own finish now NCC dey bring another confusion come. Which kind wahala be dis? You wan tell me say ,*556# and *606# no dey work again? What type of this is this?

Wow! The Obi effect.....you can see Obi is already performing wonders. I was told by a reliable source that this move was initiated by Obi

This is a good development. A new Nigeria is POssible

Make you nah just continue do whatever that please you Nigeria government but I know one sure thing say The End deh for all movie ooo. As you nah just deh use us deh act different movie so don’t forget The End must surely deh