NCC has commenced the assessment of the findings on the research of the extent of competitors in the telecoms trade, carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).
According to NCC, the assessment of the findings of the research will allow the fee to establish key challenges in telecoms trade competitors, with a view to defending smaller telecoms operators, whereas guaranteeing that market energy doesn’t undermine efficient competitors.
Speaking in Lagos in the course of the second stakeholder discussion board on the research of the extent of competitors in the Nigerian telecommunications trade, the place PWC introduced its preliminary findings in regards to the research, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida mentioned the contributions from telecoms operators in the course of the engagement can be invaluable in refining the research’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, mentioned: “We have reconvened to current the preliminary findings of the research, share the insights rising from the evaluation and, most significantly, acquire suggestions earlier than the fee considers the following steps.
It is necessary to emphasize that the findings to be introduced right now by PWC, are largely knowledgeable by the responses acquired by way 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, obstacles to entry and enlargement, management over important infrastructure, market conduct, client alternative, the identification of operators with vital market energy.
