{"id":209243,"date":"2022-08-10T07:22:15","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T06:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=209243"},"modified":"2022-08-10T07:22:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T06:22:15","slug":"nigerias-broadband-penetration-rose-to-44-5-in-july-danbatta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/08\/10\/nigerias-broadband-penetration-rose-to-44-5-in-july-danbatta\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria\u2019s broadband penetration rose to 44.5% in July &#8211; Danbatta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Umar Danbatta has stated that broadband penetration in the country climbed to 44.5 percent in July from 40.9 percent in February.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed on Thursday in Abuja by Danbatta at the <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">beginning of a three-day public inquiry on five telecom regulations and guidelines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Broadband penetration refers to the number of subscriptions to fixed and mobile broadband services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With the present figure, Danbatta expressed optimism that the national broadband target of 70 percent in 2025 is achievable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He said emerging technologies and advancements in the sector demand that the commission is prepared to match the developments with appropriate regulations and guidelines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWith the technological advancements anticipated in the coming years, it is expected that there will be a proliferation of devices in the industry,\u201d a statement issued by Reuben Muoka, NCC director of public affairs, quoted Danbatta as saying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIt is, therefore, essential for the commission to ensure that the right regulatory frameworks can accommodate such eventualities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/06\/27\/ncc-telecom-firms-operating-costs-rise-by-n265bn\/\">NCC<\/a> boss said the public inquiry, which covered five areas of existing regulations, is aimed at achieving operational efficiency and operational excellence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He listed the regulatory instruments under review at the public inquiry to include: type approval regulations, guidelines on short code operation in Nigeria, guidelines on technical specifications for the deployment of communications infrastructure, guidelines on advertisements and promotions, as well as consumer code of practice regulations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He said the focus areas were already articulated in some documents guiding the operations of the commission. These include the Nigerian National Broadband Plan (NNBP) 2020 \u2013 2025, the national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/09\/22\/fg-to-promote-digital-economy-inclusive-development\/\">digital economy<\/a> policy and strategy (NDEPS) 2020 \u2013 2030, NCC\u2019s strategic management plan (SMP) 2020-2024, and its strategic vision implementation plan (SVIP) 2021\u20132025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The EVC explained that the amendment of these regulatory instruments was to reflect current realities, one of which is the anticipated deployment of the fifth generation (5G) technology and management of short codes in Nigeria, including the toll-fee emergency code 112.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On her part, Helen Obi, head, telecoms laws and regulations at NCC, said that public inquiry allowed the commission to incorporate the comments and suggestions of industry stakeholders in its regulatory instruments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">She said the process was to ensure that the commission\u2019s regulatory instruments were in line with the current realities in the industry, as it had done with some regulatory frameworks and guidelines in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Umar Danbatta has stated that broadband penetration in the country climbed to 44.5 percent in July from 40.9 percent in February. 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