The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has craved more comments and inputs from stakeholders on the review opf three key regulatory instruments.
Platforms Africa reports that the Executive Commissioner Stakeholders’ Management, NCC, Barrister Adeleke Adewolu, who said this in his remarks at the public inquiry on three (3) regulatory instruments held on October 5, 2021 at the conference hall, NCC headquarters, Abuja, noted that thi8s is to ensure that the regulatory instruments issued by the Commission are in consonance with the best practices in the industry.
“The draft of all the regulatory instruments Regulations have been published on the Commission’s website and comments from all Stakeholders have been received and reviewed.
“Notwithstanding this, we hope to receive more comments from stakeholders, which would ensure that the final regulatory instruments will guide and guarantee the progressive development of the industry,” Adewolu said.
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In view of this, the NCC Executive Commissioner Stakeholders’ Management added, “we look forward to your deliberations and comments, which I am sure, would further enrich the output of the regulatory instruments.”
He has earlier said; “I am pleased to welcome our distinguished Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO), Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Commissioner, Technical Standards, Engr. Ubale Maska, Directors, Deputy and Assistant Directors here present as well as other colleagues and External Stakeholders at this Public Inquiry.
“The Public Inquiry is an avenue that enables the Commission develop and review its regulatory instruments by incorporating the comments and suggestions of industry stakeholders.
“Accordingly, the Commission has decided to review three key and important regulatory instruments: (a) The Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulation, b) the SIM Replacement Guidelines and (c) the Spectrum Trading Guidelines. The objective of this Public Inquiry is to engage Stakeholders as part of the rule-making process set out in Section 70 of the Nigerian Communications Act 2003. We believe that this is a vital ingredient in not just developing instruments, it also gauges the implementation efficacy of existing instruments that are undergoing review.”
