Over 150 million Nigerians have access to internet, while over 80 million people can access high speed internet, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO, Nigeria Communications Commission, (NCC) has said.
The telecom industry, he also explained, has witnessed milestones in more ways than one, including the rapid growth in technology, which is redefining service delivery, and creating wide and high expectations from all stakeholders.
He spoke on Thursday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State during the NCC’s first `Talk-To-The Regulator. ‘` Forum for the Year, 2023.
The ‘Talk-To-The Regulator` Forum is a common platform for non-discriminatory interaction on a one-on-one basis, between the Licensees and the Regulator on several industry issues, pertinent to the Licensees and of national interest.
The stakeholder fora is aimed at gathering relevant information that would further advance the development of the industry, while improving regulations and service delivery to telecom consumers.
To keep up to date with developments in the industry, Danbatta said the Commission has equally taken measures to improve regulations to accommodate the rapid and continuous development.
He listed some of the commission’s interventions to include Facilitating the Roll-Out of 5G Service provision and introduction of Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) Licence to bridge the gap between unserved and underserved areas;
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He said the Commission is currently reviewing the scope and structure of its existing licenses to make them more robust and to accommodate some of the identified new industry trends.
“In line with the Nigeria National Broadband Plan (NNBP 2020 – 2025), the NCC is providing industry leadership to facilitate the achievement of 90% Broadband penetration by year 2025, and well above 50% at the end of 2023,” he explained.
The TTTR Forum in Yenagoa was originally scheduled to hold in 2022 but was postponed due to the flood disaster that hit Bayelsa and some other states in the year.
He therefore commiserated with the people of Bayelsa State and the entire nation on the worst flood disaster recorded in the history of the nation.
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