The airtel triple data or 3X data gives you 3times the data bundle you buy on your sim and it's quite related to the Airtel 2X double data and the recently blocked Airtel 4.6GB for N500.
This offer has been available to users since last year but it isn't known to everyone and just few users make use of it, so, we have decided to share the new way to get the 3X Triple data with you.
Airtel 3X Bonus
How it works!
Let's say you purchase a data bundle of N500, which gives you 750MB data, you should get 2.2GB data. That is three times of the 750MB data that you purchased.
The same goes for other plans, but as usual, not all Airtel SIM cards are eligible for the offer. You just need to follow the below steps to see if you are eligible for it; there is no harm in trying.
How to Get Airtel 2.2GB for N500, 4.5GB for N1,000 or 10.5GB for N2,000
➖ SMS GET to 141
You should receive a response message like this,
Dear Customer,
Congratulations! You can
enjoy 100% DATA BONUS
ANYTIME EVERYDAY FOR
THE NEXT 3 MONTHS
✔ If you received a message like that, continue following the steps, but if you didn't receive a message like that, then it obviously means that you are not eligible for the offer.
➖ Then SMS MIFI to 141.
✔ After that, recharge either N500 airtime or N1,000 airtime, you can also recharge N2,000 airtime [*126*recharge pin#].
➖ If the recharge was successful, simply purchase any data plan that the airtime can afford, let’s say you recharged N1,000 airtime, and you subscribe to the normal plan, you should get times three of the data plan.
To check your data balance, simply dial *223# and you will get a pop up showing your remaining available data balance.
You can also use *140# to receive a message for all your data balances including BONUSES.
Ten states and parts of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) may soon face telecommunications services blackout following tax disputes between Kogi Government and mobile network operators.
Gbenga Adebayo, Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators (ALTON), made this known on Monday in Lagos while briefing newsmen on issues affecting the nation’s telecommunications industry.
The ALTON chief said Kogi State Government had allegedly shut down 150 telecoms base transceiver stations belonging to mobile telecoms operators as a result of disputes arising from taxes and levies.
“The operators, comprising MTN, Globacom, Airtel, 9Mobile and Ntel, said that 150 base stations have been shut by the state’s revenue agency, warning that if nothing is done, the effect would lead to blackout in nine other neighbouring states to Kogi and parts of Abuja.
“The states to be affected include, Nassarawa, Benue, Enugu, Anambra, Edo, Ondo, Ekiti, Kwara and Niger,” he said.
Adebayo said that the tax and levies being demanded by Kogi was ‘unusual’ as they had nothing to do with telecommunications services.
“As a result of these actions by Kogi State Government, our members are unable to refuel power generators in these sites, a situation which has led to the outage of over 150 sites including hub sites across parts of Kogi State.
“This will definitely affect nine states surrounding Kogi namely:- Nasarawa, Benue, Enugu, Anambra, Edo, Ondo, Ekiti, Kwara, Niger States. These are States sharing borders with Kogi State), and Abuja the FCT inclusive.
“ALTON is worried that the action by Kogi will jeopardize communication services provided by us to security agencies such as the Nigeria Police Force, the Armed Forces in addition and to other emergency and social services in Kogi and other neighbouring states.
“This will include affecting communication links to bank automated teller machines (ATM) across those states.
“The outage currently being experienced is already affecting the ability of our members to provide uninterrupted service delivery to commercial banks, Central Bank of Nigeria, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and other critical agencies of government in the aforementioned locations,” he said.
Adebayo said that telecommunications sites were Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) which should be safeguarded against any form of disruption.
He said that the action followed an ex-parte court order obtained by the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) over unsubstantiated allegations that the telecom operators were in default of tax payments to the state government.
According to him, ALTON members had settled all statutory levies and taxes due to the Kogi State Government and have taken the necessary steps to comply with local laws that govern business activities within Kogi State.
He said that state governments were encouraged to explore other means of resolving tax-related disputes rather than sealing telecommunications sites.
Adebayo noted that operators had made several overtures to Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) in the past months in a bid to resolve the disputed issues amicably but the agency had remained adamant.
He added that rather than resort to the Tax Arbitration Tribunal for intervention as is expected of a government agency, KIRS resorted to subtle intimidation by getting the site's shutdown in a bid to coerce the operators into accepting the “illegal” taxes and levies.
Airtel is the country's largest mobile service provider, which is competing against the newbie Reliance Jio to make sure it maintains its dominance in the Indian telco market. Following the rise of JioPhone, Airtel started "Mera Pehla Smartphone" initiative to convince customers to upgrade their 2G and 3G phones to low-cost 4G smartphones with attractive bundle offers.
Now, Airtel is making its "Mera Pehla Smartphone" initiative further appealing by giving away 30GB free data just by switching to a 4G smartphone. The offer is applicable to both prepaid and postpaid customers.
"While 4G smartphones are fast becoming the norm for millions of customers with feature phones/ 3G devices the upgrade to a 4G smartphone is a big decision and a long-term investment. This is one of the largest customer rewarding programs & with this initiative, our customers shall get an opportunity to experience the online world at 4G speeds and fully unlock the potential of their smartphones. We believe this will help millions of our customers to fulfill their aspiration of owning a 4G smartphone by making the transition more rewarding," Vani Venkatesh, CMO, Bharti Airtel, said in a statement.
How to avail 30GB free data on new 4G phones?
First-time 4G smartphone users on Airtel's network can avail the offer after confirming eligibility. Users can do so by calling 51111 toll-free number from their registered mobile number, go to the official company website or check through My Airtel app.
Eligible customers will get the free data within 24 hours of activation. But the offer comes with certain conditions, such as the customer should be on Airtel network for more than 90 days and be on a 2G/3G handset for more than 74 days out of the last 90 days.
Airtel prepaid customers will get 1GB free data per day on top of their current plan and postpaid customers will get 30GB data added to their account with data rollover benefit.
Airtel's "Mera Pehla Smartphone" initiative includes several smartphone brands under its umbrella, like Samsung, Intex, Karbonn, Lava, Celkon, Motorola, Lenovo, and Nokia. Customers buying select smartphone models from these brands can avail cashbacks and special bundled plans to lower the effective cost of the device.
The scramble to acquire 9mobile, Nigeria’s fourth largest network operator, promises to be very competitive, as 16 firms have submitted expressions of interest (EoIs) to Barclays to bid for 9mobile.
Companies that have expressed interest in 9mobile, which until recently was Etisalat Nigeria Limited, until a debt default forced its former owner to relinquish its stake in the firm and exit Nigeria, include Africa’s biggest telecoms operator, MTN; India’s Bharti Airtel, operating as Airtel in Nigeria; and ntel, which in 2015 acquired the assets of the defunct NITEL and MTel through the federal government’s privatisation programme.
Also in the race are Bua Group, the privately held conglomerate promoted by Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu; Morning Side Capital Partners, promoted by the former Managing Director of Diamond Bank Plc, Mr. Alex Otti; and Africell, a subsidiary of the Lebanon-based Lintel Group of Companies, with cellular communications operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), The Gambia, Sierra Leone and Uganda.
Other firms that submitted EoIs are Obot Etiebet & Co, belonging to a former petroleum minister, Mr. Don Etiebet; Blackstone Private Equity; Tel-ology Holdings Limited, a special purpose vehicle led by a former chief executive of MTN Nigeria, Mr. Adian Wood, and Ericsson; De-elim Services Limited; Veittel, a firm owned by the investment arm of the Vietnamese military which has telecoms assets in Africa; AB-Bro Limited, a Nigerian venture company; Hamilton and George International Limited; and two other firms.
Industry sources confirmed to our source that the 16 companies had complied with the deadline for the submission of EoIs at Barclays’ office in Ikoyi, Lagos, and are preparing to access the data room to conduct their due diligence on 9mobile, preparatory for the bid submission stage.
Etisalat Nigeria had taken out a $1.2 billion syndicated loan from a group of 13 banks but struggled to make repayments this year due to a currency crisis and recession in Nigeria.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was forced to intervene to save the company from collapse and prevent creditors from putting it into receivership, leading to a change in its board and management, as well as the new name 9mobile.
The crisis forced the telecoms company’s one-time parent Etisalat to terminate its management agreement with its Nigerian business and surrender its 45 per cent stake to a trustee following the central bank intervention.
9mobile CEO Boye Olusanya has said he is focused on getting the telecoms company back on track to make a profit, while working on the paperwork to eventually raise new capital, adding the company was open to new investors.
The 13 banks have put a freeze on collecting the principal and interest payments on the syndicated loan pending new investors, in order to help the company survive, the sources told Reuters.
They have also held back on taking provisions for the syndicated loan and agreed to extend it after the regulatory intervention in July.
The sources said the central bank had asked the lenders to take a five percent provision on the loan as part of their third quarter results due this month. Some lenders, such as Zenith Bank, UBA, and Access Bank have already made 30 per cent provisions to cover direct lending to 9mobile outside the syndicated loan.
9mobile has over 20 million subscribers with a 14 per cent share of the Nigerian market.
South Africa’s MTN is the market leader with 47 per cent, Globacom has 20 per cent while Airtel has 19 per cent.
The Nigerian lenders with exposure to the telecoms firm had given Barclays the mandate to handle the sale of 9mobile, after Citigroup and Standard Bank, previously in the running for the role, were dropped.
According to Reuters, the lenders decided against Citigroup and Standard Bank due to their previous ties to 9mobile.
Standard Bank’s Nigerian subsidiary, Stanbic IBTC Bank is among the group of lenders to 9mobile while Citi has advised the telecoms company in the past, said banking sources.
Source
THISDAY
Source
THISDAY
Bharti Airtel, owners of Airtel Nigeria, have recorded an “exceptional loss” of N34.5bn ($111.4 m) to Nigeria’s foreign exchange policy. Its consolidated net profit fell by 31 percent, from 21.13 billion rupees ($315.1 million) in 2015 to 14.62 billion rupees ($218 million) in the quarter ended June 30.
With about seven percent of its consolidated earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) coming from Nigeria, Bharti Airtel says it was largely affected by the Nigerian policy.
“During the quarter, Nigerian Naira devalued by 42.1%, net forex losses of Rs 748 Crore on account of this has been classified under exceptional items,” Airtel said in its quarterly result.
“Except for Nigeria, stable currencies in most of the geographies resulted in lower forex and derivative losses of Rs 309 crore compared to Rs 797 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
“After accounting for exceptional items (net gains of Rs 82 crore), the Consolidated Net Income for the quarter stands at Rs 1,462 crore compared to Rs 2,113 crore in corresponding quarter last year.”
The telecoms giant, which is India’s largest and world’s third largest mobile operator, also reported a sequential growth of 10.85 percent in Q1 net profit, with mobile data revenue going up by 34.1 percent.
During the quarter under review Airtel Nigeria partnered Facebook, the biggest social network in the world, to deliver free basic internet services for Nigerian subscribers.
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