{
  "id": 19643152,
  "title": "Telcos on trial: 44,678 fibre cuts, 75m paid compensations and a N550bn subscriber war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/telcos-on-trial-44-678-fibre-cuts-75m-paid-compensations-and-a-n550bn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T11:13:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
    "slug": "businessday-nigeria",
    "url": "https://businessday.ng/technology/article/telcos-on-trial-44678-fibre-cuts-75m-paid-compensations-and-a-n550bn-subscriber-war/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nigeria’s telecommunications industry is facing mounting questions over the quality of its services as 44,678 fibre-optic cable cuts recorded in the first nine months of 2026, compensation to 75 million subscribers and a growing legal battle between operators and lawmakers expose the structural problems undermining network reliability. read more Telcos on trial: 44,678 fibre cuts, 75m paid…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}