With the recent successful auction of the 3.5GHz spectrum for 5G deployment, stakeholders have hailed the Nigerian Communications Commission for its efficient management of the country’s spectrum and how it has translated these scarce resources to revenue for the country. SAMSON AKINTARO reports In any telecoms market, certain resources are categorised as national resources, whose […]
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Boosting Nigeria’s digital economy with ICT parks
As Nigeria moves towards digitising its economy, the Nigerian Communications Commission is leading the implementation of the policy by embarking on ICT Park projects. The Parks, which are being built across the country, raise hope for ICT skills’ development in Nigeria. SAMSON AKINTARO reports With Information and Communicat ions Technology (ICT) skills development as one […]
ITR: Addressing trade imbalance in telecoms sector
With the conclusion of a study on the costbased International Termination Rate (ITR), Nigeria’s telecoms regulator is set to ease the burden of the network operators in terms of obligations to foreign operators. Stakeholders said this would also help in balancing the trade between Nigerian operators and their foreign counterparts in payments for call termination. […]
Highlighting NCC’s regulatory focus for telecoms growth
Amidst uncertainties created by recent government policies on SIM registration, Nigeria’s telecoms regulator has said it will this year forge ahead with dynamic regulatory measures to consolidate on the industry’s growth and give subscribers a better experience. SAMSON AKINTARO, in this report, looks at some of the key focus areas Despite the economic turmoil occasioned […]
Addressing consumer issues in telecoms
With millions of Nigerians relying on telecommunications services for their day-to-day activities, many consumer-related issues are bound to recur, more so, with the challenge of quality of services and other operating environment bottlenecks. However, the telecoms regulator seems to be taking the bull by the horns through its various initiatives. SAMSON AKINTARO reports As of […]