'How NCC'll execute broadband plan with CTO' - Vanguard

By Prince Osuagwu

FROM all indications, the Nigerian Communications Commission is planning to use the hosting of the next edition of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation forum in Nigeria, to facilitate the execution of the newly approved broadband plan in Nigeria.

This plan manifested as Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Dr. Eugene Juwah, last weekend, disclosed that the forum was deliberately pitched around broadband so that intricacies of implementation would be given adequate attention by stakeholders.

Juwah said the theme of the event, ?Beyond Broadband? will immensely benefit subscribers who have been having it rough with quality of service in recent times.

The forum, scheduled to hold in Abuja from October 7 to 11 is a synergy between the NCC and the Ministry of Communication Technology. It is expected to provide an avenue for extensive discussion on the Broadband Plan 2013-2018 and woo investors to help in facilitating its achievement. According to Juwah, the programme will play host to about 20 foreign ministers of communications technology from around Africa, as well as other key industry experts both in and outside the country.

He reminded participants that he made broadband deployment one of his cardinal programmes when he assumed office over two years ago, stressing that effective deployment of broadband in Nigeria would usher a new phase of competition in the telecom sector. For him, ?effective broadband deployment will put new economic powers in the hands of the Nigerian people wherever they may live.

The Broadband Plan has the objective of promoting pervasive broadband deployment, increase broadband adoption and usage.? ?As the industry regulator, we are prepared to play our role in the broadband plan and ensure that through our regulatory responsibilities and interventions, the plan is speedily and adequately delivered for use in the country.?? Also, Secretary-General of CTO, Professor Tim Unwin, lauded the Nigerian National Broadband Plan 2013-2018, describing it as an ambitious initiative.

He also acknowledged that the event would bring together regulators, governments, operators, vendors and Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) and highlight solutions to broadband infrastructure, revenue management and security challenges. He, therefore, tasked government and private sectors to collaborate with NCC and the ministry to ensure that the benefits of broadband for all are realised.

The broadband policy aims to connect 80 per cent of the population with broadband within five years.

Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/06/how-nccll-execute-broadband-plan-with-cto/

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