Nigerians have lamented the shutdown of internet access of telecommunications network, Airtel, between 1 am and noon on Sunday.
Users of the network were unable to access the internet from early Sunday until noon.
The Nigerian Communications Commissions (NCC) had in its 2019 first quarter enforcement report slammed Airtel and 9mobile a total fine of N136 million for violating various industry regulations.
NCC said the network providers flouted different industry regulations such as automatic renewal of data subscription, wrongful disconnection of an interconnect carrier and breaking the Do-Not-Disturb directive.
The commission said it found Airtel wanting in its Quality of Service regulation by disconnecting an interconnect carrier, Exchange Telecommunications Limited, without getting the necessary approval.
Of the total fine of N136 million, Airtel got the largest share with N121m.
The third-largest network operator in Nigeria has not issued a statement explaining the shutdown of internet access.
Nigerians on Twitter have attacked the network for the shutdown which also affected time on mobile phones set on network-regulated time.
