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\u25aa\ufe0eLauds industry\u2019s healthy competition<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The EVC also lauded the thriving healthy competition in the telecommunications industry, which he said has driven down the prices of data in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fielding questions from the newly posted Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr. Bitrus Bako Nabasu, mni during a presentation today in Abuja the NCC boss observed that the Commission as a Federal agency has always aligned its position and plan with the Federal Government.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cOn the 5G, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has spoken about the Federal Government\u2019s position to deploy as soon as possible. Our state of readiness is very high. There\u2019s an auction committee for 5G with a deployment plan ready.\u00a0 As you know, without a plan you cannot have a successful deployment.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAll we are asking is additional spectrum to be allocated by the National Frequency Management Council (NFMC). Of course some of these spectrums are ready but we have to get the Federal Government\u2019s approval to go ahead with the auctions,\u201d he explained.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The EVC\u2019s presentation touched on the enabling laws and mandates of the Commission, its structure as well his scorecards among others.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Intimating the new Permanent Secretary on the forthcoming book launch of the Commission scheduled to take place next month, the EVC noted that the book, which is technical in nature, will provide more insight into the workings of NCC under his watch.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI have spoken about the first Strategic Vision Plan (SVP), comprising 8 agenda items. The SVP has come to the end and we have written a book providing documented progress we have made while implementing it. I am pleased to inform you that the book will be unveiled on 7th September, 2021,\u201d he disclosed.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n While commending Dr. Pantami for his efforts toward resolving some of the perennial challenges in the industry especially the Right of Way (RoW) charges, Danbatta urged governments at every level in Nigeria to respect the resolution of the National Economic Council on the harmonized RoW charges, to enable the industry to continue to grow and prosper.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe Commission will continue to put in its best in the discharge of its mandate, especially in facilitating the deployment of broadband infrastructure, which is central to diversifying the Nigerian economy and national development.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s our belief also that the communications industry, under the leadership of the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, will experience more quantum leap and retain its current flagship role in the telecommunication space,\u201d he pointed out.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u25aa\ufe0eLauds industry\u2019s healthy competition Shortly after the\u00a0 Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami revealed the Federal Government\u2019s position on the deployment of 5G networks in Nigeria, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said that the Commission is ready for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[965,966,967],"class_list":["post-1716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-telecom","tag-5g","tag-danbatta","tag-nigerian-communications-commission-ncc"],"yoast_head":"\nShortly after the\u00a0 Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami revealed the Federal Government\u2019s position on the deployment of 5G networks in Nigeria, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said that the Commission is ready for the implementation of the government\u2019s decision.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n