NCC renews commitment to telecom services delivery to Nigerians

NIGERIAN Communications Commission (NCC) has renewed its commitment to deploy telecom infrastructure and access to all parts of the country, according to Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman/ceo of the commission. Danbatta made this known when members of the Association of Charted Certified Accountants led by Tom Isibor, its country head, gave an award to NCC for its performance on Wednesday in Abuja.

He said that the commission was poised to ensure that every citizen of the country had universal access to telecom services irrespective of their locations and status.

Isibor said: “We are committed to the deployment of desired infrastructure to the seven zones of the country in order to facilitate the roll out of broadband services for which all Nigerians irrespective of location and circumstance can have access.

“We are poised to make telecom service available, accessible and affordable.’’

He said NCC was moving to the next stage of ensuring access to the telecommunications service by all Nigerians to ensure access gap in the served and underserved areas of the country.

According to him, the International Telecommunications Union had stated categorically in its current vision plan for the global telecom communities that inclusiveness must be assured.

He said: “This means telecom services must be available everywhere in Nigeria.’’

Danbatta said that the telecom sector was an important contributor to the Gross Domestic Product of the country.