The house of representatives has resolved to investigate the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) over the “inadequate” spread of telecommunication services. At Thursday’s plenary, the lawmakers queried the commission over the
At Thursday’s plenary, the lawmakers queried the commission over the “non-provision” of telecommunication networks to underserved areas despite the utilisation of the universal service provision fund .
Ogun said section 112 of the Nigerian Communications Act 2004, gives the NCC the power to consider, design, and determine a system that shall promote the widespread availability and usage of network services throughout Nigeria by encouraging the installation of network facilities and the provision of network services to institutions in the unserved and underserved areas of the country known as the universal service provision .
Ogun said to address the development, the Nigerian Communications Act 2004, empowers the NCC to receive two and a half percent of the annual turnover of the mobile telecommunication network operators as an annual license renewal fee.“The NCC is expected to utilise the funds generated from the contributions of mobile telecommunication network operators for implementing universal access strategy and programme by federal government’s policy,” he said.
“The USPF is to be used to build infrastructure in the underserved and unserved areas of Nigeria, which can subsequently be made available to the mobile telecommunication network operators, who will, in turn, utilise such infrastructure in serving the areas that are hitherto underserved and unserved.
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