‘States thwarts ICT expansion’



Stakeholders in the telecommunications sector are worried about the negative attitude of some state governments toward the expansion of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure in their respective states.

They declared that states’ unfriendly policies are seriously hindering operators from either expanding existing infrastructure or rolling out of new ones.The stakeholders, made this known at the Telecom Executives and Regulator Forum, organised by the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), with the theme: “Removing Barriers to Growth and Innovation”, jointly called for the urgent intervention of the Federal Government.

According to them, issue of multiple taxation; exorbitant Right of Way (RoW) levies; non-adherence to agreement; multiple regulations, vandalism, among others have posed serious hindrances to network expansion.

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