Pursuant to the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON)’s mandate to continuously advocate for the development of the Nigerian telecom industry through research and innovation and pro-active engagement of both the regulators and operators in the industry, the National Executive Council of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has concluded plans to embark on an evaluation exercise of the Nigerian telecom industry. The book is expected to cover between 2015 to 2019.
It is important that we emphasize the fact that the Nigerian telecommunications sector has gone through a lot of structural changes since it was liberalized many years ago. As a forward looking and proactive Association in this space, our Association prides itself with the protection of the investment already made and we are working very hard to further increase the level of investment that is attracted to the industry through research and development. Some of the principal reasons that inform the evaluation of the Nigerian telecoms industry are as follow:
to showcase policy improvements and innovations during the period under review and its attendant results;
to understudy the sector viz-a-viz challenges limiting the growth and development of the sector in the period under review.
to make concerted effort towards proffering sustainable solutions to all identified challenges. to work towards attaining the newly set broadband target; to encourage further local and foreign investment into the sector by demonstrating untapped opportunities in the sector.
The proposed strategic industry evaluation by ATCON is expected to centre on areas such as:
contribution of regulators to broadband penetration, through enabling policies and the wholistic review of the regulatory environment; operators contribution through sponsored infrastructure; structure of Investment in the sector and exploration of alternative funding, among others.
