NCC Unfolds Nigeria’s Broadband Plan
Nigeria’s effort to join the global broadband community has crystallized into a focus master plan unfolded by the EVC of NCC, Dr. Eugene Juwah, at the Nigerian Broadband Forum in Lagos. The plan as unveiled by NCC has, more or less, confirmed the ‘Open Access Model’ earlier indicated by the Commission as Dr. Eugene Juwah presented a clearer perspective to the plan which he said encompasses the current State Accelerated Broadband Initiative, WIN, programs of the Commission. “The Open Access Model is expected to help Nigerian’s plug into the global knowledge grid and stay competitive with other countries” he said. The Key element driving the objective focus on open Access deployment of fibre infrastructure, according to Dr. Juwah, is to achieve high level of penetration across all geo-political Zones, contribute to GDP growth and development of knowledge economy, provide competitive and affordable pricing, ensure intelligent incentives to support industry players while equipping Nigeria with leading infrastructure in Africa.
The ultimate imperatives for this objective, he said, is to realize affordable prizing, high speed connectivity, high level of coverage and targeted government support. Dr. Juwah who spoke to an international audience including Nigeria’s Communications Technology Minister, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, representive of the ITU Secretary General, Mr. Desire Karyabwite, the Secretary of the African Telecommunications Union, ATU, Mr. Adoulkarim Soumailia, and a wide
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