NCC roll-out new palliatives for telecom operators
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC says new palliatives have been approved to accommodate all telecom operators.
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, disclosed this on Thursday at the 84th edition of Telecom Consumer Parliament, TCP held at NAF Conference Centre, Abuja.
The EVC said the new palliatives are meant to provide level playing field, especially for the smaller operators in the industry and to fast-track the ongoing efforts to close the existing 195 access gaps across the country.
He said the palliatives range from reduction from the amount they pay for spectrum and others which would be made available as soon as the process is completed.
‘‘These palliatives range from reduction from the amount they pay for spectrum and others that will be made available as soon as the memo requesting the approval is received.
‘‘I granted the approval yesterday and the details will be made available. I went through the memo and I know there are palliatives.
‘‘There are palliatives for spectrum and there is reduction, there is also a palliative for payment itself.
We are introducing palliatives by way of installment payments, spreading the payment rather than compelling operators to make full payment for spectrum acquisition. Information on the new palliatives will be provided in due course,’’ he stated.
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