Airtel backs up NCC position on drop calls, links 405 fibre cuts to road works
More industry leaders have joined the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in advancing the fact that fibre cuts arising from road construction activities nationwide remain one of the major causative factors in not only drop calls, but other manifestations of poor…
Soaring vandalism to deny targeted 70% broadband penetration—ATCON, ALTON
President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Engr Olusola Teniola has once again, warned that the nation’s fresh target of meeting 70% broadband penetration on the powers of the new National Broadband Plan 2020-2025 may fail if…
Now Okpeke chaired new NBP, did her report resolve issues she raised earlier?
Several years back and precisely in 2018, the CEO of MainOne Cable Company and the chairperson of the new National Broadband Plan 2020-2025, Ms Funke Opkeke took a swipe on the then prevailing NBP which elapsed this year. Recall that…
Exclusive: Infracos, telecoms yet to receive any notice on slashing RoW by NGF
Whereas many telecoms stakeholders had expressed happiness on the January assurance from states’ governors to crash their respective charges levied per square meter of Right of Way (RoW) for laying of fibre optic cables, nothing or no official statement of…
Just in: Minister announces FG’s anger over states hike in RoW for InfraCos
The Federal Government Tuesday announced with anger, the receipt of the decision of some states of the Federation to increase the Right of Way (ROW) charges in disregard of the resolutions reached by the National Economic Council (NEC). In a…
‘InfraCos can only begin to raise N200bn if states’ reach truce on RoW fees’
Leading investor and serial industry entrepreneur in Nigeria has hinted that “Unless all the state governments’ see reason and align with Federal Government’s N145 fee for Right of Way (RoW) or a little bit within the margin, no single telecom…
Endless wait for NASS on CNI Bill forcing FG to invoke Executive Order
…As Minister gives update on resolution of RoW issues with governors Strong indication has emerged revealing that the Federal Government may have shifted attention away from the National Assembly to invoking Presidential Executive Order for the protection Critical National Infrastructure…
Just in: High RoW charges’ll derail digital economy progress – DEMS Volunteers’
Digital Economy Media Support Volunteers (DEMS Volunteers) has described as observed hike in the prices of the Right of Way (RoW) for deployment of telecom infrastructure by some Governors, saying such hike will derail digital economy progress currently being championed…
Better to resolve InfraCos challenges than auditing spectrum licences, Minister told
Communications industry experts have called on the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isah Pantami to save his time in carrying out frequency audit on all the spectrum licences issued from inception till date and use it to find…
Telecom regulator not fully mindful of MNOs challenges in Nigeria—Investor
A telecoms investor has hit back at the leadership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), under the current Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Danbatta and complained that issues bordering main network operators (MNOs) are not handled with the seriousness…
