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(Special Report) Of what use is dishing out Infraco licences when Right of Way is elusive?

Feelers over the weekend revealed that the telecoms regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has licensed three new Infrastructure Companies (InfraCos) to bring the total number to six, leaving North Central which the former licencee, IHS has returned its licence on…

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Broadband: Can InfraCo licensees achieve much when states’ can’t ease conditions?

The telecoms regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), last week in Lagos revealed it has further given licences to additional two Infrastructure Companies (InfraCos) to wire up more regions with metropolitan Fibre Optic Cables (FOC) to drive broadband penetration. Otherwise, added…