{"id":17722,"date":"2022-04-11T04:18:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T04:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/?p=17722"},"modified":"2022-04-11T04:18:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T04:18:44","slug":"fcta-grants-galaxy-backbone-waiver-to-boost-broadband-penetration-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/broadnews\/2022\/04\/11\/fcta-grants-galaxy-backbone-waiver-to-boost-broadband-penetration-security\/","title":{"rendered":"FCTA grants Galaxy Backbone waiver to boost broadband penetration, Security"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The FCT Administration has granted Galaxy Backbone a waiver on fees for Right of Way on the utilisation of one quarter duct space of existing telecommunication ducts in the FCT.<\/p>\n

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, confirmed this in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Anthony Ogunleye, on Sunday in Abuja<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bello spoke at a brief ceremony to present the letter of waiver to the Managing Director, Galaxy Backbone, Prof. Muhammad Abubakar, at the Galaxy Backbone office in Abuja.<\/p>\n

The minister<\/a> was represented by the FCT Secretary of Economic Planning, Revenue Generation and PPP, Mr Lukman Dabiri.<\/p>\n

Bello explained that the waiver would enable Galaxy Backbone to execute the second phase of the National Information Communication Technology Infrastructure Project in the FCT.<\/p>\n

He added that it would further strengthen telecommunication network, improve security, boost the economy and expand broadband penetration in the FCT.<\/p>\n

Bello also explained that the waiver was part of efforts by the FCTA to make Abuja a smart city, equipped with an excellent telecommunication network<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Besides, the minister said upon execution, the project would also facilitate a robust broadband connectivity between the FCTA and all its agencies and other Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government in the FCT.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to pursue enthusiastically, the provision of infrastructure<\/a> towards the development of Abuja in particular and Nigeria in general,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Receiving the letter of waiver, Abubakar thanked the minister for granting the waiver which would go a long way in broadening broadband penetration in FCT and the country at large.<\/p>\n

The managing director and chief executive officer of Galaxy Backbone also commended the FCTA for the giant strides it had made in developing the information communication technology<\/a> sector.<\/p>\n

He described FCTA as a pacesetter in terms of providing positive ICT directions and pledged the support of his organisation to the FCTA in this regard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n