NCC has commenced the assessment of the findings on the examine of the extent of competitors in the telecoms trade, carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).
According to NCC, the assessment of the findings of the examine will allow the fee to determine key challenges in telecoms trade competitors, with a view to defending smaller telecoms operators, whereas making certain that market energy doesn’t undermine efficient competitors.
Speaking in Lagos in the course of the second stakeholder discussion board on the examine of the extent of competitors in the Nigerian telecommunications trade, the place PWC offered its preliminary findings concerning the examine, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida stated the contributions from telecoms operators in the course of the engagement can be invaluable in refining the examine’s strategy, figuring out related market points and strengthening the evidence-gathering course of.
Maida who was represented by the Head, Competition and Tariff at NCC, Omotayo Mohammed, stated: “We have reconvened to current the preliminary findings of the examine, share the insights rising from the evaluation and, most significantly, get hold of suggestions earlier than the fee considers the subsequent steps.
It is essential to emphasize that the findings to be offered in the present day by PWC, are largely knowledgeable by the responses obtained by means of surveys and the Request for Information (RFI) circulated to licensees and different related stakeholders.
“The importance of this study cannot be overstated. Efficient competition remains a fundamental driver of innovation, investment, service quality, consumer choice and affordable telecommunications services.”
According to Maida, NCC recognises that efficient competitors goes past market shares and the quantity of licensed operators. It additionally requires consideration of market focus, boundaries to entry and enlargement, management over important infrastructure, market conduct, shopper selection, the identification of operators with vital market energy.
