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It also called for regulations requiring operators to automatically reverse or refund airtime deducted from […] The post Senate moves to stop telecom operators’ airtime…","published":"2026-11-11T17:35:04Z","seen":"2026-11-11T20:17:47Z","lang":"en","country":"NG","source":{"id":"kite-thesun-ng-c19ed1","name":"thesun.ng","domain":"thesun.ng"},"via":"kite-thesun-ng-c19ed1","topics":["national"],"authors":["Adesuwa Tsan"],"story":"st_3pefuw6zrdhvy5ku7gva","category":"politics","category_p":0.4699999988079071,"category2":"economy-business","sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.25,"political":0.8799999952316284},{"id":"n_bfcfw2ko4iudhhlynj3q","seq":9942771,"kind":"article","title":"Senate Moves To Sanction Telecom Operators Over Failed-Call Airtime Deductions","url":"https://thisday.com.ng/senate-moves-to-sanction-telecom-operators-over-failed-call-airtime-deductions","summary":"The Senate has ordered an investigation into illegal airtime deductions by telecommunications operators for failed, dropped and interrupted calls, giving its Committee on Communications four weeks to establish subscribers’ financial losses and recommend appropriate sanctions. 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