The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) came under criticism following an outburst against the commission by the Senate and Minister of Works for openly protecting telecoms companies over increasing cases of dropped calls.

The attack came following the public hearing on a motion titled: “Increasing rate of drop calls and other unwholesome practices by telecom network operators in Nigeria that had robbed Nigerians of their hard earned billions of Naira.”

The public hearing was organised by the Senate Committee on Communications in Abuja on Wednesday. The NCC had accused the Federal Ministry of Works of contracting construction of projects to contractors who cut cables of telecom companies, resulting into the drop calls.

The NCC Director of Technical Standards and Network Integrity, Mr Bako Wakil, said telecoms service providers had become victims of multiple taxation by states and Federal Government.

He also cited cases of vandalism of telecoms installations by criminals due to insecurity. He said with the overstretched subscribers base, it was not easy for telecom service providers to provide the required capacity of infrastructure to adequately cover the country.

He further blamed the state and federal governments for the high cost of right of ways, saying that in some states it is N5,000 per meter, while it could be higher in some others. He stated that in a particular month, they recorded 1,065 fiber cable cuts, even as he listed banditry, intermittent shutdown of service stations, poor power supply as part of the causes of drop calls, noting that such challenges happened only in Nigeria.

However, responding to the above claims by the NCC director, the Minister of Works, Mr Babatunde Fashola, slammed the NCC, saying that government over the past 20 years had divested in state assets.

He said that laws had also been made within the period to ensure adequate regulations, emphasising that a regulatory agency had enormous powers and must have a different nationalistic mindset if it must succeed.

According to him, the defence of double taxation by the state and federal governments on telecoms companies is ill-conceived, saying that such should not be coming from NCC that should regulate the companies.

He further dispelled the claim by NCC that there were poor power supply to the telecoms companies, reminding the senate that telecoms companies were asked to purchase their powers directly from the generating companies and bypass the distribution companies, yet they refused.

The minister, who was visibly angry over the submissions made by the NCC, urged the senate to invite more technical people to help them understand what was actually happening with regards to the drop calls.

He revealed that at the onset of telecoms deregulation, the telecoms companies were asked to co-locate their cables, masts and installations, for better security, cheaper right of way and to avoid cutting of cables by contractors, but they refused and rather went to court to challenge government. He said the head of the regulatory agency must be on the side of Nigerians, while encouraging investors.

According to him, it is a question of service delivery to Nigerians. Sen. Bamidele Opeyemi (APC-Ekiti) also berated the NCC for being on the side of telecoms operators.

He said the matter affected almost every Nigerian and no telecoms company accounted for the costs incurred by costumers from drop calls.

This, he said, was not allowed in other countries, regretting that everything goes in Nigeria due to collusion between regulators and operators at the detriment of poor Nigerians.

ijustdey:


The attack came following the public hearing on a motion titled: “Increasing rate of drop calls and other unwholesome practices by telecom network operators in Nigeria that had robbed Nigerians of their hard earned billions of Naira.”

 https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/drop-calls-senate-fashola-berate-ncc-for-defending-telecom-companies.html

Starks:
fulanis are over 40mil people in west africa, when nomad seems out dated they needed what they call self belonging by having lands and a state of their own
the elites
understand the power of jihad, the conquered the northern part and subjected them to islamic govt, alot took lands by force like burhari father ..when nigeria got her independence sense of belonging were restored again ..people had their lands and real heritage back...
but the fulanis will keep fighting through any means of islamic brainwashing be it boko haram or hm or whatever
the question we should be asking how did the north eventually got themselves into this laughable situation ..foreigners killing their children and taking their lands ?
the real northerns the hausas and the little fractions of other tribes sold the birthright of their heritage when they bought votes and needed help of fulanis for elections rigging
nigeria constitutions says the 3 major languages which we know already but believe me the numbers of fulanis in nigeria has sub passed what we have as a major languages
i was impressed by the regional security functions, this is what true nigerian should embrace instead of competing among each other .this fulanis are cursed not until true nigerians will come together to fight this problem nigeria will have no peace.
as for the youth in in that state ..i hail u.. this the time for u guys wake up this a call..a just fight u cant be a slave in your land , high time to throw away that shackles of religious enslavement no body should give those bastard a nick name like boko boys or whatever this is serious because more we laugh at it and it seem cool the more more fulanis relocate to nigeria to have a home .
lets support regional security out fit.✊

ijustdey:


 https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/drop-calls-senate-fashola-berate-ncc-for-defending-telecom-companies.html

FarahAideed:
Fashola that couldn't put electricity on for just 4 hours straight is criticizing those that put their networks on despite the lack of stable electricity for 365 day a year , he is criticizing them for dropped calls ...wonders shall never end

ijustdey12:

he Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) came under criticism following an outburst against the commission by the Senate and Minister of Works for openly protecting telecoms companies over increasing cases of dropped calls.

The attack came following the public hearing on a motion titled: “Increasing rate of drop calls and other unwholesome practices by telecom network operators in Nigeria that had robbed Nigerians of their hard earned billions of Naira.”

The public hearing was organised by the Senate Committee on Communications in Abuja on Wednesday. The NCC had accused the Federal Ministry of Works of contracting construction of projects to contractors who cut cables of telecom companies, resulting into the drop calls.

The NCC Director of Technical Standards and Network Integrity, Mr Bako Wakil, said telecoms service providers had become victims of multiple taxation by states and Federal Government.

The public hearing was organised by the Senate Committee on Communications in Abuja on Wednesday. The NCC had accused the Federal Ministry of Works of contracting construction of projects to contractors who cut cables of telecom companies, resulting into the drop calls.