Nigeria woos broadband investors with incentives, opts for open access model

Communication Technology Minister, Dr Omobola Johnson told a large gathering of telecoms investors, friends of Nigeria and  the global Information and Communication Technology community yesterday in Doha, Qatar, that the theme of  ITU TelecomWorld 2014,The Future in Focus, resonates ,with the vision of the Nigerian government.   The Minister who spoke at the Nigerian sponsored Leaders […]

Communication Technology Minister, Dr Omobola Johnson told a large gathering of telecoms investors, friends of Nigeria and  the global Information and Communication Technology community yesterday in Doha, Qatar, that the theme of  ITU Telecom
World 2014,The Future in Focus, resonates ,with the vision of the Nigerian government.
   The Minister who spoke at the Nigerian sponsored Leaders Lunch, at the Qatar National Convention Centre, venue of the ITU yearly event, told the audience that in the last three and a half years since the creation of her Ministry, Nigeria  has been putting in place key policies and initiatives that set the foundation for the widespread use of ICTs by  government, by businesses, and by citizens to further their progress.  
   Earlier in his welcome address, Executive Vice Chairman, of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr. Eugene Juwah, said from the regulatory perspective, NCC has entrenched the Open Access Model, which allows for inclusive, fair and transparent licensing processes as well
as incentives for investors in the industry. He said NCC has tested the Open Access Model and it is workable in Nigeria.
 He said although over 75millon people have access to the  internet, they currently browse on the narrow band and with our current maturity on the voice segment, the data market remains untapped.