Free web operators threaten national security — EXPERTS vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
As experts, stakeholders call for urgent, strict regulation of OTTsThe security and well-being of Nigeria and its peoples may be under serious threat from the operations of OTT service providers in the nation’s telecommunications sector, unless serious, concerted action is taken.
The workshop, which focused on the impact of OTT operators in the Nigerian telecom also sector x-rayed dwindling revenues of service providers, and fleshed out national security implications if OTTs are not brought under regulatory cover. Wakil also said that for now, the regulator is not regulating the activities of OTTs in any form even though “conversations are on-going” on possible ways of creating a middle ground between the telcos and OTTs so that both can coexist in a friendly ecosystem.Immediately Wakil finished his presentation, operators faulted the regulator’s stance, saying it would not only violate local content policy but could also create a dangerous national security question.
“In real truth, the problem is that the proliferation of Over The Top messaging apps and internet calls, which use the internet to deliver content, is eating into the revenue of Main Network Operators used to enjoy. He said: “OTT players also hold many customers’ personal data they can use for any desired purpose without risk of being sanctioned by the government while telcos are forbidden to use or disclose subscriber information to third parties.”
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