THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has engaged stakeholders concerning the Fifth Generation spectrum auction towards the 5G network implementation in Nigeria.
This was disclosed in a statement titled ‘NCC Hosts Stakeholder Engagement on 5G Spectrum Auction’, which was signed by the NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Ikechukwu Adinde, on Tuesday.
According to the statement, the commission said it would engage with the relevant industry stakeholders to examine the draft Information Memorandum for the upcoming auction of the 3.5 gigahertz spectrum band.
“As part of activities lined up for the implementation of the 5G Technology Deployment Plan in the country, the NCC is set to host a stakeholder engagement forum this week. The forum will afford industry stakeholders the opportunity to discuss the draft IM for the upcoming auction of the 3.5GHz spectrum band.”
It added that, “The decision to host the stakeholder engagement is in keeping with the provisions of the Nigerian Communications Act 2003 and NCC’s distinctive tradition of robust stakeholder consultation on all telecom regulation-related issues.”
Recall that the NCC had earlier stated that the plan for Fifth Generation technology deployment in Nigeria is at 97 per cent readiness, and would be accomplished by January 2022.
