Nigerian parliament probes whether MTN fine can be reduced

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http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DFgl1yReI6VZtUg3uqE4Gw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PT EzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_GB/News/Reuters/2016-03-24T152605Z_1007950001_LYNXNPEC2N0YO_RTROPTP_2_OZAB S-US-MTN-GROUP-NIGERIA-FINE.JPG (http://news.yahoo.com/nigerian-parliament-probes-whether-mtn-fine-reduced-152605868--finance.html)By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's parliament has launched a probe into whether the telecoms regulator can reduce a fine slapped on South Africa's MTN for missing a deadline to disconnect unregistered SIM card users, a lawmaker said on Thursday. The move might complicate efforts by Africa's biggest cell phone operator to reduce the fine, which had originally amounted to $5.2 billion. In December, the telecoms regulator NCC reduced the fine to $3.9 billion, but on Wednesday lawmakers in the lower house of parliament said the original fine could not be altered unless the law was amended.



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