The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has commenced
the Phase 2 of its licensing regime for the Infrastructure Companies (INFRACOS)
for North-East, reports ITRealms.
Director, Public Affairs at NCC, Mr. Tony Ojobo gave this
indication in a public notice made available to ITRealms, saying that this
phase would include the North-West, South-South, South-West and South East
zones.
The INFRACOS, he said, when licensed will deploy metropolitan
fibre infrastructure within its assigned territory on an open access,
nondiscriminatory, price regulated basis.
As said by Ojobo, the Open Access Model has been examined
and found to be an appropriate model for Optic Fibre backbone infrastructure in
Nigeria to bridge the current broadband gap and deliver fast, reliable broadband
services to households and businesses.
It is envisaged that this initiative
will address the challenges of congested transmission network and also mitigate
the challenges arising from infrastructure sharing and Rights of Way issues.
In this project, he also said that the Federal Government
shall provide financial support in the form of subsidy which shall be
competitively determined to facilitate rollout obligations.
Therefore, he said, the Request for Proposal (RFP) document
detailing the commercial principles, key licensing conditions and technical
specifications shall be advertised and made available shortly.
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