SMP’ll be more successful with ATCON’s collaboration—Teniola
Strong indications have continued to emerge on the chances of success and early breakthrough in the implementation of the newly launched Strategic Management Plan (SMP) 2020-2024 by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) under its supervising Ministry of Communications and Digital…
Nigeria behind Egypt, Rwanda, S’Africa in digital penetration—Teniola
President of the Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Engr Olusola Teniola has weighed African continental mileages and averred that aside possessing the best market for investments, digital penetration and technology consolidation are more in Egypt, Rwanda and South…
Corporate sponsors besiege ATCON on upcoming national dialogue
Ahead of Thursday, March 26, 2020 planned National Dialogue on Telecoms and ICT Sector in Nigeria holding at NAF Conference Centre and Suites, Abuja from 9am, numerous number of deep-pocket sponsors who are mainly industry players’ and government bodies are…
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…
We’re working with FG to ensure better future for Nigeria telecoms—ATCON
President of the Association of telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Engr Olusola Teniola, has called for review of all taxes charged telecoms operators with the aim of relieving investors’ from over-taxation. Speaking in a national TV Business phone-in programme monitored…
ATCON highlights aims of planned National Dialogue on ICT sector
As planning enters final stage, the leadership of Nigeria’s lead ICT stakeholders’ group, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) under the leadership of Engr Olusola Teniola, has finalized plans to host a National Dialogue on Telecommunications and ICT Sector…
Just in: Latest hike in RoW to down broadband development in states’—ATCON
More professional bodies have continued to hit back at states authorities for their recent unilateral hikes in the cost of Right of Way (RoW) for delivery of fibre optic cables in the delivery of broadband infrastructure. Latest is the lead…
Data centric landscape yet to be fully defined, crystallised in SSA—ATCON
President of the Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Engr Olusola Teniola, has raised an issue of urgent continental importance, saying “The data centric landscape is yet to be fully defined and crystallised in SSA.” He argued that “In…
ATCON rejects Senate Bill to impose tax on GSM, PayTV subscription
Barely 24 hours after the Nigerian Senate at Plenary on Thursday entertained a new Bill seeking to impose taxes on GSM credits and PayTV subscriptions in Nigeria; the leadership of Association of Telecoms Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has reacted, condemning…
ATCON seeks automated interconnect settlement platform to rest debt crisis
As Nigerian telecoms subscribers continue to suffer some levels of difficulties in making calls between networks due to a partial disconnection of subscribers of Ntel and another network by MTN Nigeria, the President, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON),…
